Tarkington v. State

Appellant was jointly indicted with Bill Chronister in the Pope Circuit Court for the crime of robbery, and on January 17, 1922, at an adjourned term of the November, 1921, term of said court, was separately tried, convicted and sentenced to serve three years in the State Penitentiary as punishment therefor. He was first separately tried at the November, 1921, term, but the jury failed to agree. The cause against both Chronister and appellant was continued and set for December 20,1921. On that date an unsuccessful attempt was made to obtain a continuance of the cause against Chronister on the…