Stetson v. State

The defendant assigns as error that: (1) He did not have a proper preliminary examination. (2) The court did not have jurisdiction because a change of venue was improperly granted. (3) Perjury was not proven. (4) Cross-examination of an expert witness was improperly limited.(1) The defendant stood mute on arraignment and a plea of not guilty was entered. His counsel aftérward objected orally to proceeding with the trial for want of a *252proper preliminary examination. The court overruled the objection for two reasons, one of which was that a plea of not guilty had been entered. “Failure or…