Riley v. State

Bud Edd Riley and his son Robert Lee Riley were jointly indicted, tried and convicted of the murder of Noony Wilder and the jury fixed their punishment at imprisonment for life in the state penitentiary, from which they both appeal.

Prior to the trial in the lower court appellants requested a special venire which was granted. Upon examination of the jury box it was discovered that the same had been exhausted in the selection of the grand jury and the regular panels of the petit jury. Thereupon pursuant to the provisions of Section 1795 of the Mississippi Code of 1942 the trial court ordered a…