Ragland v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the City Court of Talladega. Tried before the Hon. G-. K. Miller. The appellant, Nathan Ragland, was indicted and tried for tlie murder of Will Braxdall, was convicted of murder in tlie first degree and sentenced to be hanged, The trial ivas begun on October 31st, 1899.' Before entering upon the trial on that day, the defendant moved the court in writing to quash the venire of the petit jury in said cause on the following grounds: “1. The defendant was not…
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Appeal from the City Court of Talladega. Tried before the Hon. G-. K. Miller. The appellant, Nathan Ragland, was indicted and tried for tlie murder of Will Braxdall, was convicted of murder in tlie first degree and sentenced to be hanged, The trial ivas begun on October 31st, 1899.' Before entering upon the trial on that day, the defendant moved the court in writing to quash the venire of the petit jury in said cause on the following grounds: “1. The defendant was not present at the time of drawing the special jury by the court which special jury forms a part of said venire. 2. The defendant…
1Opinion of the CourtHaralson, J.
1. Chapter 166 of the Criminal Code, in which sections 4997, 4998, 5004 and 5005 are found, apply to the trial of criminal cases in the City Court of Talladega. — Acts, 1898-99, p. 738.
On the 5th day of October, 1899, the defendant was *24brought before the court, — having, on the 11th of September previously, pleaded, not guilty to the indictment, —and the trial of his cause was set for the 31st of October, 1899, in a week for which no petit jurors had been drawn by the jury commissioners.
The court, proceeding under section 4998 of the Code, ordered 30 qualified persons to be summoned to serve…
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