State v. Picheco

In a trial to the court the defendant was convicted, in four counts, of violating the Sunday laws, § 53-300 of the General Statutes, by keeping open a shop on four successive Sundays. He has appealed in respect to the second, third and fourth counts. He asks us to reverse the judgment as to these three counts because he was denied a continuance and was not given an opportunity to consult with counsel and because the court erred in its conclusions based on the subordinate facts and in its conclusion on all the evidence that the defendant was guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

*585The defendant was…