State v. Basker

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Harman, C.:

Appellant Frank Basker was convicted by a jury of the offense of attempted robbery in the first degree. His motion for new trial was overruled, he was sentenced under the habitual criminal act by virtue of a previous conviction to a term of not less than ten years nor more than twenty-one years, and he has now appealed.

Appellant’s first specification of error involves the character of the representation given him at the trial. It appears that the day before trial the local newspaper contained publicity about the failure of appellant’s…