Haskens v. State

Jack Haskens and Jesse Webb were convicted, during the July term, 1901, of the superior court of Laurens county, of voluntary manslaughter, and were each sentenced to a term of five years in the penitentiary. On December 29,1901, they presented to the Honorable John C. Hart, judge of the superior courts of the Ocmulgee circuit, which embraces the county of Laurens, a motion to set aside the judgments and sentences against them, assigning various reasons why the same were illegal and void. On the day named the judge entered an order on the motion, reciting that as it was without merit a rule…