Bates v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the City Court of Selma. Tried before the Hon. J. W. Mabry. The appellant, Jonas Bates, was indicted, and tried for the murder of one Henry Randall, was convicted of murder in the second degree, and sentenced to the penitentiary for 99 years.
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Appeal from the City Court of Selma. Tried before the Hon. J. W. Mabry. The appellant, Jonas Bates, was indicted, and tried for the murder of one Henry Randall, was convicted of murder in the second degree, and sentenced to the penitentiary for 99 years. Upon the cause being called for trial, the defendant moved to quash the indictment upon the following ground: “That the grand jury which found this said indictment was not drawn as required by law, in this: That the jury commissioners of Dallas county in filling the jury box from which the names of the persons composing said grand jury was…
1Opinion of the CourtHaralson, J.
The first section of the act of February 14, 1885, (Acts, 1884-85, p. 492), provides, “That the jury commissioners of Dallas county, the judge of probate and the clerk of the circuit court of said county, shall meet in the office of the clerk of said court on the first Monday in January, 1885, or whenever the jury box is found to contain less than 100 names, or as soon thereafter as practicable, and the said commissioners, under the direction of said probate judge, shall make a list or roll of every male citi*105zen living in said county, who possesses the qualifications hereinafter prescribed,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- People ex rel. Drake v. MahaneyMichigan Supreme Court · 1865
- Ex parte PollardSupreme Court of Alabama · 1866
- State v. RogersSupreme Court of Alabama · 1894
- Montgomery v. State ex rel. EnslenSupreme Court of Alabama · 1894
- Gandy v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1888
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Ferguson v. Commissioners' CourtSupreme Court of Alabama · 1914
- State ex rel. Gamble v. HubbardSupreme Court of Alabama · 1906
- State v. L.N.A.Court of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 2001
- Hayes v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1930
- State ex rel. Howard v. ColeSupreme Court of Alabama · 1959
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