People v. Renfrow
California Supreme Court
Appeal from the District Court, Seventh Judicial District, Sonoma County. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Court.
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court, Wallace, J.:
The appellant was convicted of the crime of murder in the first degree, in the alleged killing of Johnson Wilson, and sentenced to be executed.
On the trial, Stewart, being under examination as to his competency as a trial juror, stated that he had heard all about the case—all about the circumstances of the case; that he didn’t know that he had formed any opinion as to the guilt or innocence of the prisoner. He was then asked the question: “ Could you now, after hearing what you have, serve on this jury without any partiality?” He answered: “I do not think that I…
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