Howell v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the circuit court of George county. How. J. J. Ballenger, Judge. Frank Howell was convicted of robbery and appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court. The attorney-general dwells at length on the competency of the proposed jurors, Kennedy and Eubanks. In reply to his argument, we cite and rely on, in support of our contention that said proposed jurors were incompetent, regardless of section 2685 of the Code of 1906; Klycev.
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Appeal from the circuit court of George county. How. J. J. Ballenger, Judge. Frank Howell was convicted of robbery and appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court. The attorney-general dwells at length on the competency of the proposed jurors, Kennedy and Eubanks. In reply to his argument, we cite and rely on, in support of our contention that said proposed jurors were incompetent, regardless of section 2685 of the Code of 1906; Klycev. State, 79 Miss. 652, 31 So. 339; Murphy v. State, 92 Miss. '203, 45 So. 865. The cases above cited are comparatively recent and in point.…
1Opinion of the CourtReed, J.
Appellant was convicted on the charge of robbing his; grandfather. The verdict of guilty is sustained by the evidence.
It is contended that the trial court erred in overruling appellant’s challenge of two jurors, for cause. It is ar*573:gued that the jurors challenged had fixed opinions as to the guilt or innocence of appellant which would require •evidence to remove, and that they were therefore incompetent.
The testimony of the juror Kennedy, when he was examined on his voir dire, shows that, while it might take evidence to remove the opinion he had, he could go into the jury box and try the case…
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