State v. Baker

On the Merits.

Upon an indictment for murder the defendant was convicted of manslaughter, and sentenced. His appeal is based upon three bills of exception, and the plea of prescription, the latter being filed in this ■court.

1. Three jurors, answering upon their voir dire, were asked if they had conscientious scruples against finding a verdict which would entail ■capital punishment. The prisoner objected to the question, but the Court allowed it, and the Court was right. The State has as much a right to a fair and unbiassed trial as has the prisoner. The State is vitally interested not only…