Gholston v. State

Frank Gholston was indicted for the murder of Ed Tidwell by shooting him with a pistol, was convicted of murder in the first degree, and his punishment fixed at life imprisonment.

It is the duty of the trial court, under Code, § 8645, to ascertain the qualifications of jurors under Code, §§ 8610, 8612. We have commended the practice of following these statutes in questioning jurors. Mays v. State, 218 Ala. 656, 120 So. 163.

Usually this is sufficient. ' A further examination on the part of the court is in his discretion. Code, § 8614; Louisville & Nashville R. R. Co. v. Young, 168 Ala. 551, 53…