Smith v. State

Grice, Justice.

Complaint is made that the trial judge, on the call of the case, refused to continue it. It is recited in the motion for new trial that one ground of the motion to continue was, that the attorneys representing the accused were appointed by the court and were not the counsel of his choice; that the accused did not have sufficient time since the alleged offense was committed, and since his indictment, to make the necessary arrangements with the attorneys of his choice; and on the further ground that appointed counsel did not have sufficient time to investigate and properly…