McFarland v. State

Appellant was indicted for murder, convicted by the jury, and sentenced to be hanged by the circuit court of the second district of Carroll county. In accordance with the practice of this court in cases wherein the death penalty is imposed, each member of the court has read the entire record of the evidence taken in the trial court and the brief of counsel for appellant.

"We have reached the conclusion that no error of law was committed by the trial court, but, inasmuch as it is so earnestly insisted that the record discloses appellant was tried by an unsworn jury, we have decided to discuss…