Adams v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Pike. Tiled before tbe Hon. John P. Hubbard. Tbe appellant, Warren Adams, was indicted and tiled for the murder of Oositon Edwards, was convicted of manslaughter in tbe first degree, and sentenced to tbe penitentiary for ten years.
Read the full summary
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Pike. Tiled before tbe Hon. John P. Hubbard. Tbe appellant, Warren Adams, was indicted and tiled for the murder of Oositon Edwards, was convicted of manslaughter in tbe first degree, and sentenced to tbe penitentiary for ten years. Tbe defendant moved the court to quash tbe venire in this case upon the following grounds: “1. Said venire was not drawn in accordance with the law. 2. This defendant ivas, arraigned on Monday, the 2d day of September, 1901, and. at tbe same time was arraigned one Dan McGuire, also charged with murder in the first degree; that on…
1Opinion of the CourtDowdell, J.
Section 5004 of the Criminal Code under which the special venire in this case was drawn, provides as follows: “When any capital case or cases stand for trial, the court shall, at least one entire day before ¡the same are set 'for trial, cause the box containing the names of jurors to be brought into the courtroom, and after having the same well shaken, the pre*171siding judge shall then and there publicly draw therefrom not less than twenty-five nor more than fifty of such names for each capital case [italics are ours, and for purposes that will appear hereafter], a list of which shall be…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Miller v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1894
- Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1880
- Gilmore v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1899
- Thomas v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1899
- Chamblee v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1885
2 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by19 opinions
- Kemp v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1965
- Walker v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1908
- Hunt v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1902
- Powell v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1912
- Gaston v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1909
14 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.