State v. Coover

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Burch, J.:

This appeal involves construction and application of our statute, G. S. 1935, 62-1431, which reads:

“If any person under indictment or information for any offense, and committed to prison, shall not be brought to trial before the end of the second term of the court having jurisdiction of the offense which shall be held after such indictment found or information filed, he shall be entitled to be discharged so far as relates to the offense for which he was committed, unless the delay shall happen on the application of the prisoner, or shall be…