Mason v. State

HABPEB, Judge.

Appellant was prosecuted and convicted of murder, and his punishment assessed at confinement in the penitentiary for life.

In the first bill of exceptions it is complained that the court erred in overruling appellant’s application for a continuance. It is shown by the bill that the attendance of all witnesses for whom process had been issued was secured, but appellant’s attorneys make an equitable application to the court on the ground that they had not had time to make proper investigation and preparation for the trial. The offense is alleged to have been committed on the 2nd of…