Morgan v. State

Almand, Justice.

On March 9, 1954, James Willie Morgan was indicted for the murder of Eugene Talmadge Bryant by shooting him with a pistol. When the case came on for trial on May. 3, 1954, and before arraignment, the defendant filed a written motion for a change of venue, which on oral motion of the. solicitor-general was dismissed. On the trial the defendant w.as found guilty without a recommendation of mercy, and sentenced to death.. His motion for a new trial on the general and two special grounds was overruled, and he assigns error on the order overruling his motion for a new trial, and…