Pittman v. State

The statement of facts contained in appellant’s brief is not challenged by the state, except .as later ..mentioned, and we quote the first three paragraphs of that statement:

“On Saturday night, nine days before convening- of the February, 1945, term of the Circuit Court of Walt- ' hall County, -the appellant -was 'involved- in; a shooting scrape with a bunch of other negroes, -and when the .smoke .: of'battle cleared away, the casualty list showed- one dead, one wounded, and,;.no. doubt,'several missing..; Themp pellant was promptly jailed and was held without any preliminary hearing until…