Candate v. State

By Chapter 314, Laws 1942, the court terms for Holmes County, in the Fourth Judicial District, were fixed as follows: “ On the first Monday in April and October. The first twelve days of each term shall be for civil business . . . and the last twelve days of each term shall be for criminal business . . . . ” It will be observed that tbe statute did not expressly prescribe the total number of days of tbe term, and appellant contends that under tbe rule announced in Beard v. McLain, 117 Miss. 316, 322, 78 So. 184, tbe term could not be kept open beyond tbe fir-st day except by an order so…