Bell v. State

Bell was tried for the murder of Wilder, and was found guilty. When the case came on for trial, Jones, the second juror called on his voir dire, was asked by the solicitor-general if he were conscientiously opposed to capital punishment, to which Jones replied that he was opposed to capital punishment in cases of extreme youth, and thereupon the State proposed to put the juror on the court as a trior. Defendant’s counsel objected to this, which objection was overruled, and then counsel for defendant withdrew any objection to the court or solicitor-general interrogating the juror. Thereupon…