Jackson v. State

Will Jackson was tried in the circuit court of Sebastian county for the Fort Smith district on an indictment for murder in the first degree, committed by taking the life of Ida Dean. The jury found him guilty as charged, and he moved for a new trial. This having been denied, judgment of death was pronounced against him, from which he has appealed.

Of the assignments of error made in the appellant’s motion for a new trial, only two have been argued and insisted upon here. These relate to the action of the court in refusing to grant the defendant a continuance and in denying his application for…