Thomas v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the City Court of Montgomery. Tried before tbe Hon. William H. Thomas. The appellant in this case, Bill Thomas, was jointly indicted with one Bill Jenkins for robbery, was convicted and sentenced to the penitentiary for ten years.
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Appeal from the City Court of Montgomery. Tried before tbe Hon. William H. Thomas. The appellant in this case, Bill Thomas, was jointly indicted with one Bill Jenkins for robbery, was convicted and sentenced to the penitentiary for ten years. The bill of exceptions contains the following recitals as to the organization of the jury for the trial of the defendant: “When at the commencement of the trial of this case, the sheriff began to draw the names of the jurors out of the hat, twelve of the jurors whose names were in said hat and who were on the special venire of this case, were in the jury…
1Opinion of the Court
•DOWDELL, J. — The
The jury in this case was organized and impaneled under a special law approved March 2d, 1901, entitled an act “To more effectually secure competent and well qualified jurors in the county of Montgomery.” — Acts, 1900-1301, p. 1994. Section 10 of this act, pages 2002-3, contains the following provisions, viz.: “Provided, that if at the time appointed for the trial of the capital case a jury should not he made of those who are summoned and appear, the presiding judge or associate judge, as the case may be, shall draw from the jury box such number of names as he may deem…
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