Allgood v. State

The appellant, Elton Allgood, jointly with one Oscar Pell, was indicted for the burglary of a store in Brook-haven. Immediately preceding the trial of appellant, Oscar Pell had been tried and convicted of another and different burglary, in which the appellant was, not implicated. The appellant moved the court to postpone his trial until the following week because of the conviction of Pell by the jury of the week, stating in his application that there would be a- continuance of the court for another week, a fresh jury being drawn which would not have been subjected to hearing the case against…