Pearce v. the Territory of Oklahoma

Opinion by tbe conrt by

Hainer, J.:

The appellant was convicted in the district court of Payne county of the crime of grand larceny and sentenced to the penitentiary for five years. From this judgment and sentence he appeals to this court.

The first error assigned is that the court erred in overruling the motion for a continuance of the cause. The indictment in this case was returned on May 8, 1899. On May 9 the defendant was arraigned and on the following day entered a plea of not guilty. On May 11 the defendant made an application for a continuance of the cause for the term on account of…