Tucker v. Commonwealth

Albert Tucker was convicted of murder in the second degree and sentenced to eighteen years in the penitentiary. In his petition for a writ of error he complains of several rulings of the trial court, only two of which merit consideration.

The first error assigned is to the refusal of the court to postpone the hearing a few days in order that counsel might make preparation for trial. Such motions are addressed to the sound discretion of the trial court, and only when the record shows that there has been abuse of this discretion will this court interfere with its ruling.

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