Tillman v. State

KRUEGER, Judge.

The appellant was tried and convicted of the offense of an assault with intent to murder, and his punishment assessed at confinement in the State penitentiary for a term of one year.

At the very threshhold of this case we are confronted with a bill of exception which complains of the action of the trial court in putting the appellant on trial on the same day and within less than an hour after he was arrested. The bill of exception embraces the appellant’s motion praying for a postponement of the trial for a period of two days in order that he may prepare for his defense and have…