Smith v. State

Writ of error is to review a judgment of conviction of murder in the first degree without recommendation as to mercy.

Plaintiff in error presents' two questions in a general way. The first challenges' the action of the trial court in overruling his motion for new trial. There was no error in that ruling. The motion is on general grounds and no error is pointed out in support of any ground of the motion.

• The second question challenges the action of the trial court in not allowing him to amend his motion for new trial more than four days after judgment so as' to include therein the ground of…