King v. State

Arterbürn, J.

The appellant was convicted of murder in the first degree and sentenced to life imprisonment. He claims error in the overruling of his plea in abatement. He states that, (1) the grand jury was not legally impaneled, (2) he was denied counsel for approximately twelve hours following his arrest, (3) evidence was presented to the grand jury which was improperly obtained from appellant and over his objections. No contention is here made that there was any error in the trial on the merits in which the verdict of guilty was rendered.

The alleged errors are based upon the following…