Blue v. State

Appellant was tried under an indictment charging murder in the first degree. He was convicted of murder in the second degree and his punishment fixed at imprisonment in the penitentiary for a term of fifty years. This appeal is from the judgment of conviction and the sentence rendered thereon.

In the course of the trial, the court was called upon to make numerous rulings. It is claimed by appellant that there is error in many of these rulings. Based on these rulings, the contentions of appellant may be summarized as follows: (1) The method of drawing and impaneling the jury is illegal, since…