Smith v. State

CARR, Presiding Judge.

Lenward Smith, the appellant, and Sanford Smith, his brother, were jointly indicted on a charge of murder in the second *25degree. Severance was ordered. The appellant was tried and convicted of manslaughter in the first degree.

Application for a continuance was made on the grounds that counsel for the defendant had not had ample time and opportunity to prepare for trial.

The accused was arrested on August 3, 1953. He was free from imprisonment on bond for about three weeks before trial on August 24, 1953.

This matter was addressed to the sound discretion of the trial judge,…