State v. Bolden

McCALEB, Justice.

Appellant was indicted for aggravated rape. After trial, he was convicted of attempted aggravated rape and sentenced to serve fifteen years at hard labor in the State Penitentiary. He has appealed, relying on four bills of exceptions reserved during the proceedings below for a reversal of his conviction.

Bill No. 1 was taken when the trial judge sustained the State’s challenge for cause of a prospective juror on the ground that the juror entertained conscientious scruples against capital punishment which would automatically compel him to vote, in the event appellant was found…