Williams v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Montgomery City Court. Heard before Hon. W. H. Thomas. Tlie defendant was tried and convicted of murder of Alex Patterson and sentenced to tlie penitentiary for twelve years. The facts necessary to a proper understanding of the opinion are set out there. Charge 1, requested by the defendant was the general affirmative charge.
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Appeal from Montgomery City Court. Heard before Hon. W. H. Thomas. Tlie defendant was tried and convicted of murder of Alex Patterson and sentenced to tlie penitentiary for twelve years. The facts necessary to a proper understanding of the opinion are set out there. Charge 1, requested by the defendant was the general affirmative charge. Charge 2: If the jury believe from the evidence that the defendant struck Alex Patterson with a rock which caused his death, the jury must find the defendant not guilty. Charge B; If the jury believe from the evidence that the defendant did not strike Alex…
1Opinion of the CourtDenson, J.
The venire from which the jury to try the case was to be selected was composed of 100 jurors, including the regular jurors who were summoned to serve during the week of the court in which the defendant’s case was set for trial. This was in accordance with the jury law applicablé to Montgomery county. ‘
While the jury to try the cause was being selected, the name of John Jones was drawn. The bill of exceptions recites that juror Jones did not answer, and when Jones failed to answer the court announced that lie had at a previous day, when organizing the regular jury, excused him as a juror for…
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