Harris v. State

Aaron Harris was indicted for murder in the first degree, charged to have been committed by killing Scott Streeter. He was tried before a jury, which returned a verdict of guilty of murder in the first degree, and, from a judgment upon the verdict sentencing him to death, the defendant has duly prosecuted an appeal to this court.

The first assignment of error is that the call for the special term of court at which the defendant was indicted and tried was not-made according to law. The order convening the special term -of the court is as follows:

“Whereas, the sheriff of Ashley'County has…