Jackson v. Clark

Warner, Chief Justice.

This is an application for a mandamus to require the judge of the superior court to sign and certify a bill of exceptions to his refusal to grant a new trial in the case of the State vs. Henry Jaalcson, found guilty of the offense of murder, and sentenced to be executed. It appears from the record before us and the answer of the judge to the mandamus nisi, that one Martin and the defendant Jackson were jointly indicted *54for murder, the former as principal in the first degree, the latter as-principal in the second degree. The defendants severed, on their trial. Martin was…