Jackson v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Houston Circuit Court. Heard before Hon. H. A. Pearce. Elijah. Jackson was convicted of murder and be appeals. Counsel insist that tbe new jury law is unconstitutional because not enacted in accordance with tbe provisions of section 45, 64 and 66, Constitution 1901. As to tbe 1st proposition be cites State ex rel. Bragg y.
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Appeal from Houston Circuit Court. Heard before Hon. H. A. Pearce. Elijah. Jackson was convicted of murder and be appeals. Counsel insist that tbe new jury law is unconstitutional because not enacted in accordance with tbe provisions of section 45, 64 and 66, Constitution 1901. As to tbe 1st proposition be cites State ex rel. Bragg y. Rogers, 107 Ala. 444; Bolling & Son v. Legrand, 87 Ala. 492. As to tbe 2nd proposition, be cites Bd. of Rev. v. Crowe, 37 So. 473; State ex rel. Brown v. Porter, 40 So. 144; State ex rel. Coliman v. Pitts, 49 So. 44. As to tbe last proposition be cites- Mitchell…
1Opinion of the CourtAnderson, J.
S’ection 32 of the jury law (Acts Special Session, p. 319) provides that the court shall make an order for juries to try capital felonies, “commanding the sheriff to summon not less than fifty nor more than one hundred persons including those drawn and summoned on the regular juries for the week set for the trial of the case and shall then in open court draw from the jury box the number of names required with the regular jurors drawn and summoned for the week set for the trial to make the number named in the order to be issued to the sheriff to summon all persons therein named to appear in…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- State ex rel. Brown v. PorterSupreme Court of Alabama · 1905
- Jacobs v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1906
3Cited by32 opinions
- Andrews v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1911
- Opinion of JusticesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1945
- Whittle v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1921
- Evans v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1923
- State Docks Commission v. State Ex Rel. JonesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1933
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