Brown v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from itlie Circuit Court of Washington. Tried before the Hon. William S. Anderson. The appellant in this case was indicted, tried and convicted for murder in the first degree and ’sentenced to be hanged. The facts of the case pertaining to the rulings of the court upon the motion to quash the venire are sufficiently stated in the opinion.
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Appeal from itlie Circuit Court of Washington. Tried before the Hon. William S. Anderson. The appellant in this case was indicted, tried and convicted for murder in the first degree and ’sentenced to be hanged. The facts of the case pertaining to the rulings of the court upon the motion to quash the venire are sufficiently stated in the opinion. After the court 'overruled the motion to quash the venire, the names of the jurors upon the lists served upon the defendant were placed in a hat, each name on separate slips of paper. The bill of exceptions recites that “The court offered to put the…
1Opinion of the CourtTyson, J.
On the 8th day of March, which was Thursday of the first 'week of the term of the court, the defendant was arraigned upon tlie_indictment, and the 14 th day of March, being Wednesday of the foil owing-week of the term, was set for the tri^l of the case. A special venire■ was drawn consisting • of twenty-five names, which the sheriff was ordered to summon. The count made a further order directing a list of the names to be made and that the sheriff serve this list of special jurors, with a list of jurors drawn and summoned for the second week, and a copy of the indictment upon the defendant one…
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