State v. Longino

PONDER, Justice.

The defendant, Harrison Longino, was tried on an indictment charging him with rape and the jury having- found him guilty as charged without capital punishment, he was sentenced to life imprisonment in the penitentiary. From the conviction and sentence the defendant appeals.

During the course of the trial seven bills of exceptions were taken by counsel for the defendant.

Bill of exception No. 1 was taken to the court’s refusal to grant a continuance. The defendant urged that he should be granted a continuance: (1) Because he did not have sufficient time to prepare his defense,…