Newell v. State

209 Miss. 653 (1950)

48 So.2d 332

NEWELL

v.

STATE.

No. 37536.

Supreme Court of Mississippi, In Banc.

November 6, 1950.

Easterling & Easterling, for appellant.

George H. Ethridge, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

Hall, J.

Appellant was convicted of the murder of Forest Sims and sentenced to death upon the verdict of a jury which fixed that penalty. The first question raised on appeal is whether the trial court erred in overruling a motion for continuance. The killing occurred on July 15, 1949. Appellant was apprehended on July 16 and after being questioned at Laurel, Mississippi, he was on the…