State v. Cately

Tire opinion of the court was delivered by

MONROE, J.

Ruben Cately, Iiyppolite Brown, Charles Brown, and John Green, were jointly indicted for the murder of ilartial Sorrel. The District Attorney moved to sever the trial of Cately from that of the other accused, on the ground that said Cately had made a confession which the State intended to use against him, and the severance was ordered. Thereafter, and before the trial, Charles Brown and John Green, through the counsel appointed by the court to defend them, objected to the severance which had been granted, for the reason, as alleged, “that no…