Swafford v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Chief Justice Sims

Affirming.

Appellant, Leonard Swafford, was indicted for maliciously shooting and wounding Earl Grubb. A trial resulted in his conviction and the punishment was fixed at confinement in the penitentiary for two years. He seeks to reverse the judgment on two grounds: First, the court erred in trying him within two days after the indictment was returned, and he did not have a reasonable opportunity to prepare his case for trial; Second, the verdict is flagrantly against the evidence.

Swafford was in jail when the indictment was returned on November 24,…