Haynes v. State
Supreme Court of Florida
Writ of Error to Circuit Court, Hillsborough County; F. M. Robles, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtWhitfield, J.
This writ of error was taken to a conviction of murder in the first degree and a sentence to capital punishment.
After being arraigned and pleading not guilty, the accused, “a negro of African descent,” presented motions ‘‘challenging the array of jurors herein both as to the nine jurors drawn from the box * * * and also the special venire issued by the court for nine good and lawful men to be summoned from the body of the county,” on the ground that the county commissioners are all white men and for 15 or 20 years they have not selected from among the citizens of the county “who are eligible…
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