White v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court
EitROR to the Circuit Court of Golfax County. Hon. J. A. Orr, Judge. At the March term, 1876, of the circuit court of Colfax ■county, plaintiff in error was indicted jointly with one Margaret Givens, charged with the murder of Belle Givens, the infant child of Margaret Givens. He was tried at the same term of the court, convicted, and sentenced to the penitentiary for life.
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EitROR to the Circuit Court of Golfax County. Hon. J. A. Orr, Judge. At the March term, 1876, of the circuit court of Colfax ■county, plaintiff in error was indicted jointly with one Margaret Givens, charged with the murder of Belle Givens, the infant child of Margaret Givens. He was tried at the same term of the court, convicted, and sentenced to the penitentiary for life. On the trial, at the instance of the state, the court, among other instructions, gave the following: “ 12. It is for the jury to determine, if they find the •defendant guilty of murder, whether it shall be a general…
1Opinion of the Court
Simrall, C. J.,
delivered tbe opinion of tbe court.
Henry White was jointly indicted with Margaret Given for-tbe murder of Belle Given, tbe infant child of Margaret. They severed in tbe trial. Henry White, having been convicted as charged, prosecutes this writ of error, and makes numerous assignments of error. We will notice them in their chronological order.
Several exceptions were taken to tbe rulings of tbe court in tbe organization of tbe petit jury. William Henry was. challenged, for cause, as an incompetent juror. On bis voire dire he stated ‘ ‘ that be bad been in tbe court bouse a short,…
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