Avery v. State

GARDNER, Justice.

The appeal is from a judgment of conviction of murder in the first degree, with infliction of the death penalty.

•Before arraignment, defendant having no counsel, the trial court appointed two members of the local bar to defend him, and .the record' discloses these attorneys conscientiously exerted all reasonable efforts in his behalf. Their appointment was on Monday March 21st, and the case was set for trial two days thereafter, but was not reached for trial until March 24th, at which time counsel made motion in writing for a continuance of the cause for lack of time for…