State v. Early

LAND, Justice.

Defendant, Frank P. Early, is indicted for murder, and on May 22, 1935, was found guilty of murder without capital punishment.

On May 31, 1935, counsel for defendant filed a motion for a new trial, which was overruled, and reserved a bill of exceptions to the ruling, making all the testimony in the case a part of the bill.

Defendant was then sentenced to serve the rest of his natural life in the state penitentiary. Thereupon, defendant filed a motion of appeal, which was signed by the Honorable A. D. Henriques, respondent judge, and made returnable to this court on July 26, 1935.

On…