Cornwell v. State

Epitomized Opinion

Cornwell was convicted of murder in the first degree, without recommendation of mercy, by a jury in Franklin Common Pleas. Conviction was affirmed by the Court of Appeals. Cornwell employed counsel and after the trial was begun the trial .judge appointed additional counsel without the suggestion of Cornwell or his counsel.

The record disclosed continuous and serious disagreements in the presence of the court and jury concerning the line of defense to be adopted during the trial. Each of the defendants’ counsel accused the other of withholding information and refusing •to…