Jones v. Commonwealth

Opinion of the Court by

Morris, Commissioner

Affirming.

Appellants, indicted for theft of an automobile, were jointly tried, the jury returning a verdict of guilty, fixing the penalty of each at two years’ imprisonment. They are seeking reversal of the judgment on the grounds that:(1) The court erroneously refused to continue the case, and to allow the reading of a supporting affidavit. (2) Erroneously denied a continuance on the ground that some of the jurors had heard another trial of defendants at the same term on a similar charge. (3) Refused to sustain challenges to six jurors who had…