State v. Seminary

The defendant was indicted for murder, found guilty as charged, and duly sentenced. From this conviction and sentence he has appealed!

After the transcript was filed, appellant applied to this court for a writ of mandamus to compel the judge a quo to sign bills of exception Nos. 1 to 6, both inclusive, of the eleven bills reserved during the course of his trial. In his return to the rule nisi issued upon this application, the respondent judge averred that he refused to sign the bills as presented because the recitals therein contained were incorrect, as will appear from the statements per…