Rainsberger v. State

OPINION

By the Court,

McNamee, C. J.:

On November 26, 1958 an information was filed in the court below charging appellant with murder. Appellant appeared for arraignment on November 28, 1958, and at his request that the court appoint an attorney to represent him, Samuel S. Lionel, Esquire, was appointed attorney for appellant.

On motion of appellant’s counsel the arraignment was ordered continued until December 1, 1958, and at the time so appointed, appellant’s counsel requested a further continuance until December 15, 1958. On the last-mentioned day, and again at the request of appellant’s…