State v. Jackson

HAWTHORNE, Justice.

The defendant Ed Jackson, tried for manslaughter, convicted, and sentenced to four years at hard labor in the state penitentiary, has appealed. This appeal presents only the question, raised by bills of exception, whether the trial judge erred in overruling defendant’s motions for a continuance.

The minutes of court, so far as pertinent, reflect the following: On November 12, 1965, the defendant being present in open court and represented by counsel, the case was fixed for trial for Wednesday, January 19, 1966, at 10:00 a.m. On January 17, two days before the trial date, the…