Dallas v. State

The defendant was convicted of murder as principal in the second degree, and recommended to mercy. He made a motion for new trial, on the ground that the verdict was contrary to the evidence, and on the special ground that the court erred in refusing to continue his case, because of an absent witness, who had been subpoenaed, and by whom he expected to prove an alibi. A new trial was refused, and he excepted.

We will first notice the alleged error of the court in refusing a continuance of the case. It is of interest, not only to society, but as well to the person accused of crime, that a trial…