Jones v. State

(dissenting).—There are several questions in the case that perhaps ought to require a reversal of the judgment. It occurs to me defendant has not had the fair and impartial trial that the law justifies him in asking and demanding of the State to award him. I desire, however, to enter some reasons for dissenting on one of the propositions.

A bill of exceptions shows that after the jury had been examined on their voir dire by both sides touching their qualifications as jurors, and nine of the number had been accepted by both sides as jurors in the case, but had not been sworn to try the ease,…