State v. D'AUTREMONT

These are consolidated appeals by the defendant, Hugh D’Autremont, in five cases from orders of the circuit court denying motions to dismiss the indictments in such cases for failure of the state to bring them to trial within the time required by law.

On November 23, 1923, six indictments were returned against Roy D’Autremont, Ray D’Autremont, and Hugh D’Autremont, alias C. E. James. In four of these indictments the defendants were charged with first degree murder of the following persons, respectively, Charles E. Johnson, Marvin Seng, Elvyn Earl Dougherty, and Sidney Lloyd Bates; in one with…