White v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Jackson. Tried before the Hon. A. H. Alston. The appellant, Sam White, was jointly indicted with one Florence Kimbrough for ¡the murder of Mary Williams, was tiled separately, was convicted of murder in the first degree and sentenced to the penitentiary for •life.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Jackson. Tried before the Hon. A. H. Alston. The appellant, Sam White, was jointly indicted with one Florence Kimbrough for ¡the murder of Mary Williams, was tiled separately, was convicted of murder in the first degree and sentenced to the penitentiary for •life. When the case was called for trial the defendant moved the court to quash the venire served upon him upon the ground that one C. Knight, whose name was upon the ■list of jurors served on the defendant for his trial in this case, was excused by the court from serving on the jury; that he was so…
1Opinion of the CourtHaralson, J.
There was no error in overruling the defendant’s motion to quash the venire, based on the ground that the court had, without defendant’s consent, excused a juror whose name was on the list served on him for his trial. It is shown that no such ground existed. '
What the production of the bundle of clothing found at the house of Kimbrough, a co-defendant, not here on trial, had to do with the case is not made ¡to appear. The court, at the request of the solicitor, had the bundle produced, and it was laid where the jury could see it, but it does not.appear that the bundle was opened or its…
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