Wallen v. Commonwealth

D. G. Wallen, who was jointly indicted with Lina Fields for the murder of D. W. Littrell, was convicted of murder in the first degree, and sentenced to the penitentiary for twenty years. To that judgment this writ of error was awarded.

The accused assigns as error the action of the trial court:

1. In refusing to grant a continuance on account of the absence of material witnesses;

2. In refusing to quash the list and venire facias as made up;

3. In refusing to discharge the jury as finally empaneled;

4. In placing the accused on trial without any severance or election;

6. In admitting certain…