McCalla v. State

Speer, Justice.

The defendant, Charles P. McCalla, was indicted for the offense of forgery, and under the evidence and charge of the court was found guilty. Whereupon he made a motion for a new trial on various grounds as set forth in the record. During the trial one William E. Rynehart was sworn as a witness for the state, who. was alleged to be, and sworn as, an accomplice in the offense alleged to have been committed by the accused.

Among other grounds (none other of which do we deem it necessary to consider in riie view we take of the case) was the fifth ground of the motion in the…