State v. Cason

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Mr. Justice McGowan.

The defendant was indicted for larceny of “live stock,” and, at the February Term of the Court of General Sessions for Fairfield County, 1894, was found “guilty;” and was, thereupon, sentenced by his honor, Judge Watts, “to three years in the State penitentiary at hard labor.”

After the jury had been empanelled and sworn, a juror, D. M. Milling, arose and said to the court: “Your honor, I do not think I am competent to sit on this jury. I have heard my brother-in-law talk about the case, and I have formed and expressed an opinion.”…