Ex parte Caples
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the decision of Hon. F. A. Critz, Chancellor of the Sixth Judicial District, on habeas corpus. The case is stated in the opinion of the court. The point that we insist upon is, that the appellant has been denied his constitutional rights, and for that reason is entitled to his discharge. A continuance cannot be granted in a criminal case unless a legal reason therefor be shown.
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Appeal from the decision of Hon. F. A. Critz, Chancellor of the Sixth Judicial District, on habeas corpus. The case is stated in the opinion of the court. The point that we insist upon is, that the appellant has been denied his constitutional rights, and for that reason is entitled to his discharge. A continuance cannot be granted in a criminal case unless a legal reason therefor be shown. The State would not have heen entitled to a continuance, even if she had asked for one, unless she had first complied with the law. Weeks’ Oase, 31 Miss. 500; McDaniel’s Oase, 8 Smed. & M. 410. Whenever a…
1Opinion of the CourtChalmers, C. J.
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