MONTGOMERY, Judge.
John Blanton appeals from a conviction of voluntary manslaughter with a sentence of twenty-one years in the penitentiary. Four grounds for reversal are urged: (1) Failure to grant a continuance; (2) failure to sustain his plea of former jeopardy; (3) admission of incompetent evidence; and (4) improper argument.
The prosecution was set for trial on March 17, 1958. When the case was called, appellant filed a motion for a continuance because...
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