Jerry v. State

Jerry, a man of colour, was indicted for murder in the Clark Circuit Court; and on the plea of not guilty was convicted; and sentence of death was pronounced against him. He prosecutes his writ of error to reverse the judgment,.

The assignment of errors presents several exceptions to the formality of the record, in stating some events, as the coming of the jury, &c. in the past instead of the present tense; but it may be remarked, that the finding of the jury and the direct acts of the Court are in the present tense; and that the informalities complained of are of a very unimportant character^…