State v. Knowles

HENRIOD, Justice.

Appeal from an order revoking probation where defendant was granted a stay of execution after having been convicted of a felony. Affirmed.

The stay of execution obviously was to help defendant go straight, — clearly a matter of grace.

After conviction, the trial court had granted a new trial, but vacated the same later on and denied the motion, as the record reflects. Defendant was placed on probation, not by way of parole, but by stay of execution. The termination of the stay of execution came after a hearing to show cause where witnesses, including defendant, were sworn,…