State v. Sauls

PONDER, Justice.

The defendant was convicted of the crime of murder and sentenced to death; he has appealed from the conviction and sentence.

We are presented on this appeal with ten bills of exception taken by counsel for the defendant to the rulings of the trial judge. Three of the bills of exception directed at alleged irregularities in the proceedings, relating to the insanity of the defendant at the time of the commission of the crime, have given us concern and will be considered together.

The defendant was arraigned on October 7, 1953 and entered a plea of not guilty. His case was set to…