Douglass v. State

These plaintiffs in error were convicted of petit larceny in the Circuit Court of Fayette County. The jury fixed their punishment at not less than one nor more than five years in the State penitentiary.

An appeal was prayed and granted to this Court. The bill of exceptions was not filed within the time allowed by the trial court with the result that the judgment of the court below was affirmed on July 27, 1959.

On August 3,1959, separate petitions were filed in this Court, styled “Motion of Defendant for Credit for Time Spent in Jail”. Attached to each motion is a certificate by the Clerk of…