State v. Taylor

The defendant appeals from a maximum sentence of 20 years and a minimum of 13 years at hard labor for assault by willfully shooting at.

The offense was committed on June 3, 1928, the indictment was returned on October 2, 1928, and the defendant was arraigned on the same day. The ease was tried .on October 25, 192S.

There are seven bills of exception in the record presenting alleged injurious errors committed by the court below.

On the day before the trial a motion for a continuance .was filed based on the absence of a witness named Frank Ehart. The motion was fixed for hearing the following…