State v. Hamilton

The defendant, Alto Hamilton, was convicted of the crime of murder, and from a judgment condemning him to be hanged in the manner provided by law prosecutes this appeal.

He relies on two bills of exception for a reversal of the conviction and sentence; both being directed at the ruling of the.trial judge in refusing to sustain a challenge of cause urged against the competency of two jurors.

Bill No. 1.

This bill complains that Everett Scott, a de talibus juror, was incompetent, because he had already formed an opinion as to the guilt or innocence of the accused, which would require contrary…