Cox v. Commonwealth

Upon an indictment for murder, the accused was tried, convicted and sentenced to be electrocuted.

Neither the evidence nor the instructions were made a part of the record. The only error assigned is in the refusal of the trial court to set aside the verdict on the ground that J. E. Davis, one of the twelve jurors, was not impartial, some time prior to the trial having expressed an opinion very hostile to the accused.

J. N. Wood, a prohibition officer, was killed by Randolph C. Cox on December 19, 1930. The trial was completed on January 30, 1931, and on the same day the judge overruled a motion…