Colley v. State

Plaintiff in error, hereinafter referred to as defendant, was indicated jointly with two other persons for the murder of Marion Ellis, a girl twelve years of age, and a severance was granted. Upon his trial, defendant was found guilty of murder in the first degree; with punishment fixed at thirty-five years ’ imprisonment in the State penitentiary. He has appealed to this Court and assigned errors.

The case can be considered by this Court on the technical record only, both the wayside bill of exceptions containing the evidence adduced on the hearing of defendant’s plea in abatement to the…