Powers v. State

Appellant was indicted and tried on a charge of murder in the first degree; was found guilty of manslaughter, and sentenced to seven years imprisonment in the State’s prison. The case was tried in the Hamilton Circuit Court, on a change of venue from Madison county. After verdict, and a motion for a new trial overruled, appellant filed a motion to be discharged from imprisonment, for the reason that the Hamilton Circuit Court did not have jurisdiction of the person of the defendant, nor of the crime or offence charged against him. This motion was overruled and appellant excepted. After the…