Lane v. State

The appellant was indicted, tried, and convicted for the offense of murder in the first degree. His punishment was fixed by the jury at life imprisonment in the penitentiary. In accordance with the jury verdict he was duly adjudged by the court to be guilty of murder in .the first degree and sentenced to imprisonment in the penitentiary for life.

After the evidence was concluded the appellant made the following motion:

“Your Honor, at this time, we would request that the court reporter take down and report the final arguments of both the State and defense.”

That motion was granted by the court…