Brooks v. State

KNIGHT, Justice.

The appellants, along with one Harrison Brooks, were indicted by a grand jury of Geneva county for the offense of murder in the first degree. The two appellants were jointly tried, and the trial jury found each guilty of murder in the highest degree, and fixed their punishment at death.

There is no bill of exceptions in the record.

The record proper shows indictment in due form, proper arraignment of the defendants, appointment of counsel to represent them, their pleas of not guilty, and not guilty by reason of insanity (interposed by each), due and proper setting of the case…