This is an appeal from a conviction of voluntary manslaughter for the homicide of one Perry England. The plaintiff in error, who will later be referred to as the defendant, complains of error by the trial judge in refusing to grant a continuance on the ground that he was at the time not in a mental condition to testify. The foregoing seems to be the principal ground for a reversal of the case.
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