McDermott v. State

The questions discussed by counsel for appellant, and the grounds upon which a reversal of the judgment is asked, are the alleged errors of the court below in overruling appellant’s motion for a continuance, the giving of instructions numbered 7, 9, 12, 14, 16 and 18, and the refusal to give nine instructions asked by appellant. These alleged errors are presented byAhe record, and will be considered in their order.

Appellant was arrested on the evening of the 3d of October, 1881. On the 12th of the same month an indictment was returned by the grand jury of Clark county, charging appellant with…