Newell v. State

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 same date placed in jail at Meridian, Mississippi, which is approximately fifty-five miles from the county site of the county where the murder was committed. No formal affidavit was made against him but he was advised of…