Slaughter v. State

Lumpkin, Presiding Justice.

Tbis case turns upon tbe question whether or not one .accused of a criminal offense can, upon bis trial, lawfully waive the administration to' tbe jury of tbe oath prescribed by tbe Penal Code, so as to render a conviction binding and ■ conclusive upon him. In our endeavor to solve tbis question we have, with considerable care and pains, examined a large number of the previous decisions of tbis court, and many outside authorities, with a view to ascertaining whether or mot, with reference to tbis and similar matters, there is any *324material distinction to be drawn…