Williams v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the circuit court of Alcorn county. Hon. Jno. H. Mitchell, Judge. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court. The sole question presented in this case is whether or not the trial court abused its judicial discretion when it refused to set aside the verdict of the jury and the judgment of the court and grant the appellant a new trial.
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Appeal from the circuit court of Alcorn county. Hon. Jno. H. Mitchell, Judge. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court. The sole question presented in this case is whether or not the trial court abused its judicial discretion when it refused to set aside the verdict of the jury and the judgment of the court and grant the appellant a new trial. The record shows that the appellant was in court all day Monday, which was not necessary, as the criminal docket would not be called till Tuesday morning, and was there all day Tuesday and answered when the docket was sounded and his case…
1Opinion of the CourtReel, J.
The appellant appealed to the circuit court from a conviction in a justice of the peace court for the unlawful sale of intoxicating liquors. He appeared in the court on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. On Thursday he appeared in court, but without obtaining leave of court he left the courtroom, and while gone for something over an hour his ease was called, and upon trial thereof he was convicted. He claims to have left the court room for the purpose of .attending to certain business. A motion was pre*150sented to set aside the verdict, because the case was tried in Ms absence.
The appellant should…
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