State v. Perry

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Nicholls, O. J.

An extract from the minutes of the Criminal Court of January 14, 1896, shows that “the Assistant District At*652torney being present and the defendant, William Perry, etc., being placed at the bar of the court in custody of the sheriff, the State and the defendant being ready for trial, the jury was accepted, empaneled and sworn — certain witnesses were examined on the part of the State and cross-examined by the defendant — the defendant testified on his own behalf and was cross-examined by the State, and after hearing the evidence and…