Smith v. State

The defendant was convicted of cow-stealing. As is provided in the Code, § 59-716, a juror related to any party interested in the result of the case, within the sixth degree as computed by the civil law, is disqualified to serve in the trial of the case. In the present case objection was made to two jurors, on the ground that the grandmother of the owner of the cow alleged to have been stolen was a sister of the grandfather of the jurors. This objection was overruled, and -the jurors were allowed to serve. We think these jurors were related within the sixth degree to an interested party, and…