State v. Sella
Nevada Supreme Court
Appeal from Sixth Judicial District Coürt, Humboldt County; Edward A. Ducker, Judge. Adolfo Sella was convicted of murder in the second degree, and from judgment of conviction and*from order denying new trial, he appeals. The drawing of the panel of jurors should have been conducted in the office of the county clerk. Rev Laws, 4930. The statute makes the drawing of a jury a public act, to enable persons who may so desire to be present.
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Appeal from Sixth Judicial District Coürt, Humboldt County; Edward A. Ducker, Judge. Adolfo Sella was convicted of murder in the second degree, and from judgment of conviction and*from order denying new trial, he appeals. The drawing of the panel of jurors should have been conducted in the office of the county clerk. Rev Laws, 4930. The statute makes the drawing of a jury a public act, to enable persons who may so desire to be present. The drawing of the panel in an unexpected place, and not the one designated by law, is equivalent to a drawing behind closed doors, where no person who might…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court,
Coleman, C. J.:
Appellant was convicted of the crime of murder in the second degree. From the judgment, and from an order denying a motion for a new trial, he appeals.
1. Only two grounds are urged as a basis for the reversal of the judgment and order. The first alleged error pertains to the manner in which the panel from which the trial jury was selected was drawn. Section 4930 of the Revised Laws provides that the regular panel of trial jurors shall be drawn in the'oifice of the county clerk. The record shows that when the case was called for trial the attorney for the defendant…
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