Garner v. State

Garner was convicted of the murder of Barron Thomas and sentenced to be electrocuted.

On this appeal he assigns seven errors he claims the lower court committed. We have carefully examined all of them. Only two are sufficiently serious to require discussion.

One was the action of the trial judge in refusing to continue the case for the term. The motion contains two grounds: One is that the accused was placed in jail and not permitted to confer with friends and relatives and arrange for his defense. The proof does not bear out that contention. On the other hand, it shows that he was permitted…