State v. Blankenship

ROGERS, Justice.

The defendant, Earl Blankenship, was convicted of hog stealing. His motion for a new trial was overruled, and he was sentenced to imprisonment in the State Penitentiary, at hard labor, for one year, subject to commutation for good behavior. This appeal is from his conviction and sentence.

One of defendant’s complaints is that the trial judge erred in denying his request to provide him with counsel to assist in selecting a jury and in the trial of the case.

The record shows that on the day the case was called for trial the defendant asked for a continuance, on the ground that…