Jordan v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Drew Circuit Court; Turner Butler, Judge; 1. ' The verdict is not supported by the evidence. The evidence is overwhelming that the deceased was the aggressor and completely to blame for his death and that he made a murderous assault on defendant. 2. It was error to refuse a change of venue, and the court abused its discretion in refusing.
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Appeal from Drew Circuit Court; Turner Butler, Judge; 1. ' The verdict is not supported by the evidence. The evidence is overwhelming that the deceased was the aggressor and completely to blame for his death and that he made a murderous assault on defendant. 2. It was error to refuse a change of venue, and the court abused its discretion in refusing. The petition and supporting affidavits were made according to law and the supporting witnesses were credible. 3. The court erred in allowing the State to ask defendant and requiring him to answer that he had been convicted of desertion from the…
1Opinion of the CourtHumphreys, J.
Appellant was indicted in the Drew Circuit Court for murder in the first degree for killing Sandy Haskell.
When the Drew County Circuit Court convened on the second Monday in September, 1919, a motion was filed in behalf of appellant to discharge the regular panel of the grand jury upon the ground that the African race had been discriminated against by the jury commissioners in the selection of a grand* jury, in that no negroes were selected to serve. In response to ,the ground set forth in the motion, the jury commissioners gave testimony to the effect that they selected the jury with a view…
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- Hollingsworth v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1890
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- Dewein v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1915
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- Price v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1914
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