Martin v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas
APPEAL from Garland Circuit Court. F. T.Vaughan Circuit Judge [on exchange of Circuits]. It was the duty of the State to require defendant’s presence in Court while trying the cause. Griffin v. State, 37 Ark., 437; Owen v. State, 38 Ark., 512;. See. 1888, Gantt’s Dig.; See. 10, BUI of Bights; 1 Bishop, Cr. Pro., see. 268, and notes.
1Opinion of the CourtEnglish, C. J.
In December, 1882, J. T. Martin was charged before a Justice of the Peace with the offense of set-in g up and exhibiting a certain gaming table or gambling device, &c. He pleaded not guilty, was convicted, fined $100, appealed to the Circuit Court, and gave a supersedeas bond,
At the following February term of the Circuit Court, defendant was tried in his absence, by consent of his counsel and the prosecuting attorney, found guilty by the jury, and his punishment fixed at $300 fine, and imprisonment in the county jail for ninety days. Judgment was entered upon the verdict, and a bench warrant…
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