Morgan v. State

The appellant, Anthony Morgan, was indicted, tried and convicted of the crime of assault with intent to rape, and his punishment fixed at three, years in the penitentiary. To reverse the judgment of conviction, he prosecutes this appeal.

His first contention is that the court erred in not granting him a postponement of the trial. He was indicted on the 15th day of May, 1934, and his trial was had on May 22, 1934.

The crime was alleged to have been committed on the 23d day of January, 1934, approximately four months before the trial. Appellant was immediately arrested, and waived a preliminary…