Ellard v. State

OPINION

CORNELIUS, Commissioner.

Appellant was convicted of assault with intent to murder a peace officer. Punishment was assessed at twelve years’ confinement. The sufficiency of the evidence is not challenged.

In the first ground of error, appellant asserts that the trial court erred in refusing to grant him a continuance on the ground that his attorneys had not had sufficient time to prepare the case for trial. The indictment against appellant was returned on August 3, 1971, and the case was set on August 25, 1971, for trial on September 7, 1971. The first motion for continuance and an…