State v. Williams

The accused was indicted and tried for the crime of murder. The jury returned a verdict finding the accused guilty of manslaughter, and he was sentenced to a term, in the State Penitentiary, at hard labor, for not less than two nor more than three years, subject to commutation for good behavior. The defendant appealed from the verdict and sentence and the record contains three bills of exception.

Bill No. 1.

This bill was reserved to the overruling of a motion for a continuance. It is not necessary to consider it because counsel for the defendant on page 5 of their brief say:

“We, as counsel for…