Murphy v. State

Webb, Judge.

Defendant was indicted for aggravated assault upon Norman Campbell, a co-employee whom defendant shot in the leg. Defendant’s sole defense was to be insanity at the time of the act caused by a fit of epilepsy, at which time defendant did not comprehend what he was doing, became violent, and had no recollection of the act afterwards.

When the case was called for trial, defendant moved the court to have defendant’s doctor, who had been treating him for epilepsy but who had failed to respond to his subpoena, brought before the court as a witness, and to continue the case until the…