Knott v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Circuit Court, Elmore County ; Leon -McCord, Judge. H. B. Knott, alias, etc;, was convicted of murder in the first degree, and sentenced to suffer the death penalty, and he appeals.- The record discloses that -On March 20, 1918, the defendant was duly .arraigned, and pleaded “not guilty”; and March 22, 1918, fixed as the day of trial.
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Appeal from Circuit Court, Elmore County ; Leon -McCord, Judge. H. B. Knott, alias, etc;, was convicted of murder in the first degree, and sentenced to suffer the death penalty, and he appeals.- The record discloses that -On March 20, 1918, the defendant was duly .arraigned, and pleaded “not guilty”; and March 22, 1918, fixed as the day of trial. On the same day, the court, in the presence of the defendant, proceeded to draw from ■ the* jury box the names of 40 persons to serve as special jurors, as required, with the regular jurors drawn and summoned for that week, to constitute the venire…
1Opinion of the CourtGardner, J.
It is insisted by counsel for appellant that the order of the court, requiring the venire with a copy of the indictment to be forthwith served upon the defendant, is insufficient, as not in compliance with section 7840 of the Code..
[1] The order was in strict compliance with section 32 of the present jury law (Special Session 1909, p. 305), which supersedes the provision of said section 7840 of the Code. Hardley v. State, ante, p. 24, 79 South. 362; Kirby v. State, 5 Ala. App. 128, 59 South. 374.
[2] On the day of his arraignment, defendant pleaded “not guilty.” As to whether or not he should…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Hardley v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1918
- Morrell v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1902
- Waldrop v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1913
- Finnett v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1915
- Kirby v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1912
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