Doyal v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Criminal Law. Practice in Superior Court. Jury. Evidence. Before Judge Stewart. Spalding Superior Court. February Adjourned Term, 1882. Alfred B. Doyal was indicted for the murder of M. A. Hancock. On the trial, the evidence for the.state was, in brief, as follows: Hancock was a policeman in the city of Griffin. Between him and Doyal hostile feelings had existed for sometime before the homicide.
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Criminal Law. Practice in Superior Court. Jury. Evidence. Before Judge Stewart. Spalding Superior Court. February Adjourned Term, 1882. Alfred B. Doyal was indicted for the murder of M. A. Hancock. On the trial, the evidence for the.state was, in brief, as follows: Hancock was a policeman in the city of Griffin. Between him and Doyal hostile feelings had existed for sometime before the homicide. A week before that occurrence,. Hancock had arrested and imprisoned Doyal on the charge of being drunk on the streets. Doyal felt much aggrieved at his treatment, and after being released, complained…
1Opinion of the Court
Hall, Justice.
Alfred B. Doyal was tried for the offense of murder, at: the February adjourned term, 1882, of Spalding superior court, and found guilty; whereupon he made a motion for a new trial, upon the various grounds therein set. forth, which, after being heard and considered by the court, below, was overruled and denied. To this judgment refusing the new trial exceptions were taken, and by-writ of error brought to this court..
1. The first grounds of this motion which we shall consider, are those which relate to the .disqualification of certain grand jurors who belonged to the panel that…
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