State ex rel. Hall v. Lewis

An alternative Writ of Mandamus issued from this Court required the Circuit Judge to entertain jurisdiction of a homicide case or to show cause for not doing so. The respondent moves to quash.the alternative writ. It appears that judgment of conviction was duly rendered and entered in the cause on May 1, 1923, and that on May 1, 1923, a Writ of Error to such judgment was duly issued and filed in the trial Court. Subsequently, on May 10, 1923, the Circuit Judge granted a new trial. The Circuit Judge died and his successor regarding the order granting a new trial after a Writ of Error had been…