Conrad v. State

The appellant was indicted in the court below for an assault and battery with the intent to commit murder in the first degree. He was tried, convicted, and his punishment assessed at eleven years in the State’s prison and a fine in the sum of $50.

There was a change from the regular judge and the proceedings assigned as error were before the Hon. Joshua G. Adams as special judge. One of the assignments of error urged by counsel for the appellant is that the trial court erred in overruling his motion for a continuance. The motion specified two causes; the absence of witnesses who were alleged…