Martin v. State

The defendant was tried for forgery on an indictment containing three counts, and was convicted on all of the counts, the verdict reading: “We, the jury, find the defendant guilty on all three counts. Min. 3 years, Max. 4 years. J. N. Hart, Foreman.” The judge sentenced the defendant to be confined at hard labor “for a term of not less than 3 years and not more than 5 years on each count, the sentence on each count to run consecutively.” The motion for new trial, containing the general grounds only, was overruled, and that judgment is assigned as error in the bill of exceptions. There was no…