White v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
AuukaIj from the City 'Court of G-adsden. Tried before the Hon. John H. Disque. The appellant in this case Walker White, was indicted and tried for the mur-der of Jack Gordon, was convicted of murder in the second degree and sentenced to the penitentiary for twelve, years.
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AuukaIj from the City 'Court of G-adsden. Tried before the Hon. John H. Disque. The appellant in this case Walker White, was indicted and tried for the mur-der of Jack Gordon, was convicted of murder in the second degree and sentenced to the penitentiary for twelve, years. The facts of the case upon which the defendant objected to being put on his trial, because he was not served with a true copy of the indictment, as required by the statute, are sufficiently shown in the opinion. The defendant also objected to going to trial and moved the court to quash the venire of jurors drawn to try his…
1Opinion of the CourtDowdell, J.
'The appellant ivas indicted together with Everett White for the murder of one Jack Gordon alias John Gordon. A severance ivas had, and the appellant was tried alone, the tidal resulting in a conviction for murder in the. second degree.
On the day set for the trial, the defendant objected to being put upon his trial, assigning as a ground therefor, that he had not been served with a copy of the indictment one entire day before the day of his trial pursuant to the order of the court. This objection was rested upon the grounds, that in the. copy of the indictment served upon him, the name of the…
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