Belcher v. State

HAWKINS, Judge.

The offense is murder; punishment fixed at confinement in the penitentiary for- a period of ten years.

In selecting the jury appellant sought to inquire of the veniremen on their voir dire whether they belonged to the organization known as the Ku Klux Klan. Upon objection by the State, appelant’s counsel stated, among other things, that it was highly important to the appellant that he ascertain whether the jurors belonged to the organizaion mentioned so that the peremptory challenges accorded him by the statute might be intelligently exercised, and gave his reasons for believing…