State v. Howell

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Justice W. C. Cothran, Acting Associate Justice.

After a conviction of murder and sentence to death, the appellant herein moved before the Circuit Court for a new trial upon after discovered evidence. His motion was refused, and this appeal is from the order of refusal.

The ground upon which the motion was made was that a juror, S. G. Windham, was related to the appellant by affinity, and also that the juror was prejudiced against him. At the hearing of the motion, the juror was examined in open Court, and after this examination and the reading of…