James v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Chicot Circuit Court. Zachariah T. Wood, Judge. There is no proof of venue, and the judgment must be reversed. 58 Ark. 390; 56 Ark. 242; 25 Ark. 435; 16 Ark. 499; 8 Ark. 400; 8 Ark. 451; 13 Ark. 110. None but electors are qualified to act as grand or petit jurors. Sand. & H. Dig., §§ 4271, 4273. An elector is one who has the right to make choice of public officers, or one who has the right to vote. Bouv. Law Diet.
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Appeal from Chicot Circuit Court. Zachariah T. Wood, Judge. There is no proof of venue, and the judgment must be reversed. 58 Ark. 390; 56 Ark. 242; 25 Ark. 435; 16 Ark. 499; 8 Ark. 400; 8 Ark. 451; 13 Ark. 110. None but electors are qualified to act as grand or petit jurors. Sand. & H. Dig., §§ 4271, 4273. An elector is one who has the right to make choice of public officers, or one who has the right to vote. Bouv. Law Diet. Payment of poll tax is one qualification of an elector in this state. Amendment No. 2, art. 21, Const. 1874. Failure to pay poll tax disqualifies as a juror. 2 Scam.…
1Opinion of the CourtHughes, J.
Appellant, Joshua James, was indicted by the grand jury of Chicot county for the crime of murder in the first degree. He was duly served with a copy of the indictment, waived arraignment and the drawing of the jury, entered his plea of not guilty, was tried, convicted of murder in the first degree, and sentenced to be hanged, filed his motion for a new trial, which was overruled, and appealed to this court.
There are only two questions presented by counsel in their brief for a reversal of this cause. The first is that there was no proof of venue in the original record filed in this court. The…
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