State v. Reed

ROGERS, Justice.

The defendant, Ashby Réed, a young negro man, was convicted of the crime of shooting at a dwelling house while certain named persons were lawfully therein. Under his conviction, defendant was sentenced to imprisonment in the penitentiary for a period of not less than two years and not more than four years.

On appeal, defendant’s complaint, based on the overruling of his motion for a new trial, is that he was deprived of his right to make up a record which would enable this court to review the adverse rulings of the trial judge during the examination and cross-examination of the…