State v. Ross

HAWTHORNE, Justice.

Albert Ross, a Negro, was indicted by the grand jury for the murder of William Howard Braus, a white man. Defendant was tried, adjudged guilty, and sentenced to death. From this conviction and sentence he has appealed.

Bill of Exception No. 1 was taken by defendant’s counsel to the overruling by the trial judge of a motion to quash the indictment founded on the following facts and circumstances:

In empaneling the grand jury which returned the indictment against the accused, from the grand jury list the court selected .as foreman P. G. Richard, who was present. Thereafter,…