Williams v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Case 102 — ARGUMENT, PRACTICE APPEAL FROM MASON CIRCUIT COURT. 1. Appellant had the right, under the Constitution, to be heard by himself or counsel. 2. In a criminal case greater latitude should be given. 3. To confine his counsel to five minutes amounts to giving no time whatever. (Constitution, article 13, section 12; 84 111., 48; Sewell v. Commonwealth, Ky.
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Case 102 — ARGUMENT, PRACTICE APPEAL FROM MASON CIRCUIT COURT. 1. Appellant had the right, under the Constitution, to be heard by himself or counsel. 2. In a criminal case greater latitude should be given. 3. To confine his counsel to five minutes amounts to giving no time whatever. (Constitution, article 13, section 12; 84 111., 48; Sewell v. Commonwealth, Ky. Law Rep., volume 3, 86; Austin v. Same, lb., volume 4, 29; 10 Met., 265; 9 Ind., 541; 70 N. C., 241; 3 Leigh, 744;. 49 Ga., 255; 60 lb., 367; 13 Cal., 581; 90 111., 117.) 1. The question as to the time within which the argument is to…
1Opinion of the Court
JUDGE HOLT
delivered the opinion of the court.
Upon the trial of the appellant, Mat. Williams, upon a charge of felony, the lower court limited the *641argument, as shown by the following statement in the bill of exceptions:
“Counsel for defendant offered to argue the case to the jury. The court limited the argument of counsel to five minutes for defendant, and to five minutes for Commonwealth. To which ruling and limitation of argument defendant objected and excepted at the time, and still objects and excepts. Thereupon the jury retired, and returned the following verdict.”
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