Jones v. State

MORROW, Judge.

This conviction is for murder. Appellant, Felix R. Jones, T. J. Coggin and Millard Coggin were jointly indicted for the murder of Tom Lyons, A severance was ordered on application, and the order of separate trials of each of the indictees was made, whereby the trial of T. J. Coggin was to be had first, that of Millard Coggin- second, and that of appellant Jones thereafter. The application for severance was upon the ground that it was believed that there was not evidence sufficient to convict either of the Coggins, and that their testimony would be material to the appellant. When…