Legal Opinion

Hill v. State

Supreme Court of Alabama

Decided June 30, 1923No. 6 Div. 770PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtSomerville, J.

The record proper recites that—

“The defendant in open court, before the oath is administered to the jury to try this caso, and before challenging any member of the venire, but after the court had questioned them touching their qualifications and competency as jurors, makes objection to the said jurors being, put upon him for the trial of this case, because the qualifications and competency of the said jurors to try this case have not been ascertained as required by law.”

A previous recital of the record shows that the court had examined and passed upon the general qualifications of all of the…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Martin v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1889
  2. Harris v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1892
  3. Moulton v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1889
  4. Braham v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1904
  5. Tanner v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1890

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3Cited by29 opinions

  1. Batson v. State Ex Rel. DavisSupreme Court of Alabama · 1927
  2. Baldwin v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1968
  3. Lester v. JacobsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1925
  4. Helms v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1950
  5. Tomlin v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1991

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