ROBERTSON, Justice, for the Court:
The Circuit Court of Coahoma County, Mississippi, has developed a rather formal and generally laudable procedure for handling guilty pleas in criminal cases. Each defendant wishing to enter the plea must complete a form entitled "Confession of Guilt and Petition of Defendant for Court to Accept Plea". He must then file it with the clerk of the court. The form includes, among other things, a paragraph requiring that the accused confess...
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