Burton v. State

CATES, Judge.

On May 11, 1956, Burto.n was (agreeably with a jury’s verdict rendered March 19) adjudged guilty of first degree manslaughter and sentenced to three years’ imprisonment.

On May 21 a motion for a new trial was filed and presented to the trial judge, who continued it to May 25. The record shows ■a minute entry of June 1, 1956, which shows that the cause coming on for hearing and upon a motion (by the State) to dismiss the motion for a new trial it was the *231judgment of the court that the motion for a new trial should be dismissed.

It is not contended here that the judgment was rendered…