Lauderdale v. State

This appellant was charged by indictment with a felony. He was entitled to a fair and impartial trial by jury, a trial based upon the law and the evidence in this case. Const. 1901, art. 1, § 6. The following statement of fact, quoted from brief of appellant’s counsel, is borne out by the record:

“When his case was called for trial, the defendant being absent, having sent to the trial judge a certificate from a physician that he was sick and could not attend court, the court issued a bench warrant and ordered the county health officer to accompany the sheriff to the home of the defendant and…