State v. Jordan
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Twelfth Judicial District Court, Parish of De Soto; John H. Boone, Judge. Jack Jordan and another were convicted of murder, and appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtMonroe, C. J.
Defendants Jack Jordan and Bob Jordan prosecute this appeal from a conviction of murder and sentence to death.
The transcript discloses a bill of exception to the overruling of a motion to quash the indictment and a challenge of the array and a bill to the overruling of a motion for new trial.
[1, 2] 1. The matters set out in the motion, made part of the first bill, are, in substance, as follows:
That the grand and petit jurors who acted in the case were drawn, on August 26, 1914, by a commission, appointed by Judge Palmer, the late judge (who resigned), and were illegally drawn, for the reason…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- State v. BradleySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1907
- State v. MurraySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1895
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