State v. Askins

*1254The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Todd, J.

The defendant was sentenced to nine months imprisonment at hard labor in the penitentiary, after trial before the District Judge, having on his arraignment waived trial by jury and asked to be tried by the court.

Erom such sentence he has appealed. The main error assigned was-the alleged illegality of the trial before the judge from the want of a constitutional provision authorizing the waiver of jury by the accused, and specially warranting trial without jury. This question was disposed of in the case of the State vs. White, just decided, and…