Harold Richard Keur v. State Florida

On October 12, 1961, informations were filed charging Keur with grand larceny and embezzlement. On the same day, the defendant appeared before the court without benefit of counsel, was arraigned, and pleaded guilty to each charge. The court accepted the pleas and adjudged the defendant guilty. A pre-sentence investigation was ordered. Subsequently, the defendant again appeared before the court without benefit of counsel, and the court passed sentence for each of the offenses. The record is silent as to whether or not the defendant was able to employ counsel to represent him, whether or not the court advised the defendant of his constitutional right to the assistance of counsel or offered to appoint counsel for him, and whether or not the defendant competently and intelligently waived his constitutional right to counsel.