Richardson v. State

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Appellant was convicted of murder and the jury fixed his punishment at death. He was represented by court-appointed counsel and at arraignment pleaded not guilty. He and his attorney signed a written waiver for a special venire and agreed to strike a jury from the regular panel drawn for the week appellant's case was set for trial.

Appellant was tried on count one of the indictment which, omitting the formal parts, reads as follows:

"The Grand Jury of said County…