Bell v. State

LATTIMORE, Judge.

Appellant was convicted, in the Criminal District Court of Bowie County, Texas, of the murder of George Petties, and his punishment fixed at ten years in the penitentiary.

Appellant made a second application for a continuance because of the absence of one Neeley and King. We do not think the diligence as to the witness Neeley was sufficient, but King had been subpcenaed and was in attendance at the former setting of the case and his absence was not known to appellant, as disclosed by said application, till the day of the trial. .Being a second application it must appear that…