Floyd v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
Feom the Circuit Court of Geneva. Tried before the Hon. Jas. E. Cobb. The indictment in this case was.found at a special term of said court, held on the 19th day of July, 1875, pursuant to an order made and published by Hon. H. D. ClaytoN, tbe presiding judge of the circuit; and charged the defendant with the murder of Aaron Miller.
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Feom the Circuit Court of Geneva. Tried before the Hon. Jas. E. Cobb. The indictment in this case was.found at a special term of said court, held on the 19th day of July, 1875, pursuant to an order made and published by Hon. H. D. ClaytoN, tbe presiding judge of the circuit; and charged the defendant with the murder of Aaron Miller. “ At the regular March term, 1876,” as the bill of exceptions recites, “the defendant having been arraigned on a former day of tbe term, and having pleaded not guilty, the cause came on to be beard, and the following proceedings were had: The defendant moved to…
1Opinion of the Court
MANNING, J. —
The special term of Geneva Circuit Court, at which the indictment in this cause was found, was held in pursuance of the “ act to provide for holding special terms *63of tbe Circuit Court,” approved February 13, 1875._ By it, are given tbe same power, jurisdiction and authority, at a special term, “to organize a grand jury, and to try and dispose of all causes that may come before said court, both civil and criminal, and to do and perform all tbe business of such court, as at a regular term of such court.” Tbe objection raised to tbe finding of tbe indictment at a special term of tbe…
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