Stephenson v. State

Appellant was charged in the indictment with having committed murder in the first degree.

He was convicted of voluntary manslaughter, and sentenced to the State prison for a term of twelve years.

*360His counsel argue nine different grounds upon which they claim the judgment should be reversed. These, so far as necessary, we examine in the order of the argument.

1st. Jacob Price, called as a juror, answered upon his voir dire, that notwithstanding he had formed and expressed an opinion as to the merits of the case, he could, render an impartial verdict upon the law and the evidence. He was further…