Biggs v. State

The defendant was indicted for murder in the first degree, convicted of murder in the second degree, and sentenced to imprisonment in the penitentiary for a term of 10 years.

The bill of exceptions discloses that two of the jurors, who on their voir dire stated that they were related to the defendant within the ninth degree by consanguinity, were excused by the court ex mero motu, and exception duly reserved by the defendant.

Sections 18 and 32 of the jury law of 1909 (Acts Special Session 1909, pp. 312, 317) were amended by act approved September 29, 1919 (Acts 1919, p. 10^9). Section 32 as…