People v. Winthrop

Defendant was convicted of robbery and sentenced to life imprisonment. He appeals from the judgment and from an order denying bis application for a new trial, urging numerous errors in tbe rulings of tbe trial court.

1. It is first strongly contended that tbe court violated defendant’s rights in compelling him to go to trial with unseemly baste, and without sufficient time to adequately prepare for bis defense.

Tbe bill of exceptions shows that the indictment was filed August 7, 1896, and defendant arraigned thereunder on August 14th; that after certain proceedings of a more or less dilatory…