Jacobs v. State

John L. Jacobs was convicted of murder under Alabama's new Death Penalty Act committed during the course of the robbery of a seventy-nine year old man, and the jury returned a verdict fixing his punishment at death.

Prior to trial appellant filed a motion for a continuance and a motion for change of venue. Both motions alleged that this appellant could not get a fair and impartial trial in Blount County for the reason that the day before this case was set for trial appellant's brother had been tried, convicted and sentenced to death by a jury drawn from the same venire that appellant would be…