State v. Bradley

The judgment of the court, (Eustis, C. J., delivering a separate opinion, in which Rost, J. and Slidell, J. concurred,) was pronounced by

Preston, J.

The prisoner, having been indicted and brought to trial for murder, in order to obtain a continuance of the case; made and filed affidavits, that Haynes Thompson, Mrs. Hart, and Dr. Meux-were material witnesses for him ; Meux and Thompson were temporarily absent, and Mrs. Hart was sick. Pie had not issued subpoenas for either of these witnesses, nor taken any steps to secure their attendance, or to obtain their testimony.

A trial for murder, is the…