Merritt v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Indictment for murder. Before Judge Summerall. Coffee superior court. April 9, 1921.
1Opinion of the CourtAtkinson, J.
1-5. Tbe rulings announced in lieadnotes one to five, both inclusive, and seven do not require elaboration.
6. The seventh ground of the amended motion for new trial was based on the alleged disqualification of Amos Meeks, as one of the jurors who participated in rendering the verdict, on account of his relation by marriage to David Harper, brother of the deceased and prosecutor in the case, within the prohibited degrees, such relation being unknown to defendant or his counsel until after verdict. As a part of this ground certain affidavits were set forth, in substance as follows: Daniel…
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