Hubbard v. State

Sullivan, O. J.

Tbe defendant, Melvin G. Hubbard, having been convicted of statutory rape, seeks by this proceeding a reversal of the sentence imposed upon him. The information is in two counts and charges two distinct offenses; one committed in June, and the other in September, 1901. The preliminary examination was held October 4, 1901, and *806the information was filed on the 15th of the same month. Four days later the trial was commenced. Before the jury was impaneled defendant demanded a postponement of the trial on the ground that he had not had sufficient time for preparation, and his…