Siegel v. State

Gardner, J.(a) There is no brief of evidence attached to the motion for a new trial. This being true, so far as the general grounds of the motion are concerned, the case must be affirmed.(b) There are two questions of law presented and insisted upon under the record. They are: (1) When the case was called for trial, the attorney for the defendant before pleading to the merits made an oral request of the court as follows: “I ask that the case be continued until tomorrow. I have a bad cold and don’t feel like going into the case this afternoon. If I am not able to try it in the morning, I will…