Grant v. State

RAMSEY, Judge.

Appellant was indicted in the District Court of Collin County on the 14th day of September, 1907, on a charge of murder, alleged to have been committed on the 13th day of July of the same year. On trial he was found guilty of manslaughter, and his punishment assessed at confinement in the penitentiary for three years.

The appeal raises a great number of questions, some of which are not without interest and difficulty. Many questions are raised touching the action of the court in reference to empaneling the jury, consisting of motions to quash the venire, the refusal of the court…