Birmingham v. State

I cannot persuade myself that this case should be affirmed. Appellant was arrested on April 14, 1936, and on failure to make bail was incarcerated in the county jail. Immediately after arrest he communicated with Mr. Coleman and employed him as attorney to defend his case. Mr. Coleman was busily engaged in the trial of other cases in the circuit court on the 14th and 15th of April. On April 16 appellant’s case was called to trial and Mr. Coleman apprised the court of his recent employment and that he had had no time or opportunity to discuss the facts of appellant’s case with him or with the…