State v. Madison

Brannon, President:

Lud Madison was sentenced to death by the criminal court of Fayette County for the murder of Peter Suader, and having been refused a writ of error by the judge of the circuit court, obtained such writ from a judge of this Court.

One assignment of error is, that the court did not give the accused time to consult his attorney, but forced him into trial without time to prepare his defense. About three o’clock n. M. the *97prisoner was asked by the court if be bad any counsel, and be said that be understood that a certain law firm bad been employed to represent him, and that firm…