State v. Nugent

PONDER, Justice.

The defendant, Litton Nugent, was convicted and sentenced to the state penitentiary for a period of not less than sixteen months nor more than forty-eight months on a charge of larceny of cattle. From the conviction and sentence the defendant appeals.

During the trial fourteen bills of exceptions were taken. Bill of exception No. 1 was taken to the refusal of the court to permit the withdrawal of defendant’s plea of not guilty in order to file a plea to the territorial jurisdiction of the court.

It appears that the defendant was arraigned on April 18, 1938 and entered a plea of…