Hamlin v. State

1. The first ground of the amendment to the motion for a new trial alleges that “the court erred in ruling and deciding that none of the jurors put on the defendant were disqualified because of their relationship to Miss Rozier. ” It does not appear that Miss Rozier was the prosecutor. Her only connection with the case was as a witness for the State. The judge properly ruled that he could not hold any juror disqualified because of relationship to Miss Rozier, unless it was shown that “some assault, or that it was contended that some assault, had been made upon her at the time and place…