In March of 1959, appellant entered a plea of guilty to murder. A three-judge court, after hearing the evidence, including defendant's own testimony, found him guilty of murder in the first degree and sentenced him to life imprisonment. Neither a new trial nor an arrest of judgment was requested, and no appeal was taken. This petition for a writ of habeas corpus, filed in August...
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