Palmer v. State

1. A defendant who is charged with a felony, and upon the call of his case for trial files a written waiver of his right for a jury trial and demands that he be tried by the court without a jury, can not compel the court to so try him, and it is not error for the court to overrule such demand.

2. Where a person was on trial for murder by the killing of a city policeman while attempting to arrest the accused for drunkenness, on the street, and the validity of the arrest was germane to the issues involved, it was not error for the court to permit the State to introduce in evidence a city…