State v. Ingram

The defendant was indicted for murder in the first degree, tried and convicted of murder in the second degree, and sentenced to the penitentiary during his natural life. The deceased was a brother of the defendant.

1. The first error presented is as to the challenges of certain jurors for actual bias, which were overruled by the trial court. The objection is raised under subdivision 2, section 185, Hill’s Code. The facts disclose that in impaneling the jury at the trial of the cause the defendant by his counsel challenged one George McHargue touching his qualifications to act as a juror upon…