Legal Opinion

Sullivan v. State

Alabama Court of Appeals

Decided December 18, 1928No. 1 Div. 815PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtSamford, J.

Before the trial was entered into it was ascertained that two of the jurors appearing on the venire had been members of a jury which had tried this case at a former term of the court, both of whom stated to the court that, by reason of having served on such former jury, they held a fixed opinion that would influence their verdict. These jurors were properly excused by the court. Biggs v. State, 20 Ala. App. 449, 103 So. 706.

There appears in the bill of exceptions the following:

“Counsel for defendant moved the court to quash the venire on the ground that the name of the juror Henry N. Jordan,…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Spooney v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1928
  2. Evans v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1923
  3. Biggs v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1924
  4. Ex Parte LawrenceAlabama Court of Appeals · 1926
  5. Hodges v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1927

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Roan v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1932
  2. Cline v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1933
  3. Irwin v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1929
  4. Massey v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1972
  5. Twyman v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1952

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