State v. Coleman

Jan 14, 1966
Reporters:
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Per Curiam.

The defendant was tried for his life. During the third day of the trial ‍​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​‍and before the State had completed its evidence, the defendant and his counsel tendered to the State a plea of guilty of murder in the second degree. After ‍​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​‍lengthy investigation, “(T)he Court ascertains, determines and adjudges that the plea of Guilty by the defendant of the felony of Murder in the Second Degree is freely, understandingly ‍​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​‍and voluntarily made and was made without any undue influence, compulsion or duress and without promise of leniency, It Is ThereupoN Ordered that his plea of Guilty be ‍​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​‍entered on the minutes.”

After a full review and examination of the record and the carefully prepared briefs filed both by the defendant and by the State, we conclude ‍​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​‍that the defendant’s constitutional rights were afforded him at all stages of the trial.

No error.