Kirkwood v. State

On September 20, 1939, appellant was charged by information with the crime of gambling, committed by operating a gaming device — a slot machine. Court being in session, a bench warrant was issued and he was arrested. The record shows that at 1 p. m. of that date his case was called in court, where he appeared in person and announced that he was not ready for trial; the court advised him the case would be called at 8 a. m. the next morning. At 9 a. m., September 21, his case was called for trial and he again was not ready. He stated that he wanted to get an attorney from Searcy and had just…