State v. Johnson

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Breaux, J.

Butler Johnson, George Milligan and Edward Clifton were charged with robbery and convicted.

The last named was sentenced to the penitentiary during three years, the others five years.

They appeal from the verdict and sentence, and rely upon six bills of exception.

They interposed a motion for a new trial on the’ground that the verdict was contrary to the law and the evidence.

The accused complain of the refusal of the trial judge to grant them a continuance on account of the absence of a witness.

Order to Summon a Witness in Another Parish.

The…