State v. Whitney

The principal assignments of error relied upon by the defendant, Frank Louis Whitney, are: (1) That the court should have granted defendant’s motion for adjournment; (2) that there is not sufficient credible evidence to support the verdict of the jury; (3) that defendant did not have a fair trial.

Defendant was arrested September 4, 1943, and after a preliminary examination was arraigned in municipal court on September 21, 1943, at which time he had no attorney. The case was adjourned until September 24th to enable defendant to obtain an attorney and fix a day certain for trial. On September…