Milligan v. State

Bird, Circuit Judge.

Qn the thirty-first day of Decern ber, A. D. 1931, Dr. Frank D. Palmer was killed at his drug store in the city of Miami, when an attempt to rob him or the store was made. On the twelfth day of January, 1932, the defendant, James Milligan, Clarence D. Casey, Frank Moulton and Cecil James were indicted for his murder.

The defendant, Milligan, was arrested on the seventh day of January, 1932, and placed in jail. On the twelfth day of January, 1932, the indictment was presented in the Circuit Court and on that day the court appointed the Honorable Frank Clark, Jr., to…