Parker v. State

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Mague, Chief Justice.

The writ of error in this cause was returnable in December, 1895. At the June Term, 1896, the case and .briefs of counsel were sent to the court, On examination the return was found to be so defective that the court declined to consider the case, and so notified counsel. No further step having been taken, the court, at Novem*309her Term, 1897, was about to dismiss the writ, when counsel on both sides agreed to an amendment of the return. The ease was then argued at that term by briefs submitted to the judges who sat in the court when…