Moody v. State

The defendant was convicted of a misdemeanor, in the city court of St. Marys. Before the adjournment of the court he applied for and obtained, on May 12, 1913, a rule nisi calling upon the solicitor of that court to show cause why a motion for a new trial, based upon the usual statutory grounds, should not be granted. The, court at the same time passed an additional order, setting the hearing of the motion for a new trial on June 9, 1913, in vacation, and providing for the preservation of the motion in various contingencies, but expressly requiring the movant to serve the solicitor with a…