Norton v. State

F. L. Norton was convicted of embracery, and excepted to the overruling of his motion for a new trial. This motion contained the usual general grounds and two special grounds, the first of which was but an elaboration of the general grounds, and the second was as follows: “ Because the court failed and refused to give the following timely written request to 'charge: “Gentlemen, I charge you in this case if you find that Norton did approach Mr. Brand, the juror, and in conversation otherside (?) intimated and offered Mr. Brand money for serving on the jury, then I charge you that on such…