Peak v. State

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Beasley, Chief Justice.

Barclay W. Peak was convioted before the Oyer and Terminer of the county of Burlington of the willful murder of Mary Catharine Anderson.

The case is before this court on error, so that the only ■question to which we are at present called upon to respond is whether the proceedings ensuing in a conviction are in con-iormity with the laws of this state. It appears from the bills of exception that the judicial conduct of the trial was in .many respects put in question, but it will be sufficient to dis*214cuss and decide- those objections…