Johnson v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
. ' Criminal Law. Practice in the Superior Court. Charge of Court. Eefore Judge Underwood. Floyd Superior Court. January Adjourned. Term, 1877. Johnson was indicted for murder. When the case was called for trial, defendant moved for a continuance, on the following showing: He had only been arrested six or eight days before; since then, his counsel had been engaged almost constantly in the court, which was in session, and therefore unable to give his case due attention.
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. ' Criminal Law. Practice in the Superior Court. Charge of Court. Eefore Judge Underwood. Floyd Superior Court. January Adjourned. Term, 1877. Johnson was indicted for murder. When the case was called for trial, defendant moved for a continuance, on the following showing: He had only been arrested six or eight days before; since then, his counsel had been engaged almost constantly in the court, which was in session, and therefore unable to give his case due attention. He expected to prove by one Yann, that he was unarmed at the time of the alleged shooting; a subpoena had been issued for…
1Opinion of the Court
Jackson, Judge.
The defendant shot a colored man engaged in managing a flat across the Coosa river, without scarcely the shadow of provocation. His principal plea was insanity. After an impartial trial he was found guilty. No motion was made for a new trial, but the ruling of the court on two points was excepted to, and on these exceptions the case is brought before us.
1. A motion was made to continue the case on the grounds set forth in the record. The court refused to continue for the term, but laid the case over for two days, giving counsel unlimited control of officers of court to bring…
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