State v. . Thomas

At tbe January Term, 1922, of tbe Superior Court of Cabarrus County, tbe defendant was convicted of murder in tbe second degree, and from tbe judgment pronounced be appealed to tbe Supreme Court. His appeal in apt time was docketed at tbe spring term, but as tbe case on appeal bad not tben been settled, a certiorari was granted on motion of tbe defendant, after wbicb tbe case on appeal was settled by tbe trial judge, and in due time was certified and filed in tbe office of tbe clerk of tbis Court.

Tbe defendant now files bis petition for a second writ of certiorari, on tbe alleged ground tbat…