State v. Doty

The defendant was prosecuted for murder, and was tried and convicted without capital punishment.- From a life sentence in the penitentiary, he prosecutes this appeal.(1) The first bill of exception is directed to the action of the trial judge in forcing the defendant’s counsel to announce whether or not he was ready for trial when the case on. the day fixed was called'for trial. The contention is that the defendant could not be forced to make such announcement until he had been afforded the process of the court to secure the attendance of a certain witness, or until a legal return had been…