Ragsdale v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Greeue. Tried before the Hon. S. H. Sphott. The appellant in this case, William Ragsdale, was jointly indicted with Thad Gibson, for the murder of Bert Hollingsworth. On motion of the defendant William Ragsdale, a severance was had. Upon the trial of William Ragsdale, he was convicted of murder in the first degree and sentenced to the penitentiary for life.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Greeue. Tried before the Hon. S. H. Sphott. The appellant in this case, William Ragsdale, was jointly indicted with Thad Gibson, for the murder of Bert Hollingsworth. On motion of the defendant William Ragsdale, a severance was had. Upon the trial of William Ragsdale, he was convicted of murder in the first degree and sentenced to the penitentiary for life. In the organization of the jury the defendant reserved an exception to the ruling of the court holding that the j,uror Pippen was qualified. The facts relating to this ruling are sufficiently shown in the…
1Opinion of the Court
HARALSON, -T.
Eleven men having been selected as jurors, cue Pippen was called and asked if he had “a fixed orvinion as to the guilt or innocence of the defendant vdnVb von Id bias his verdict?” a.nd be answered that he had. Being examined further bv the court, he stated that he was not present at the difficulty in which the deceased was killed, nor did he know anything about the facts *31except, from hearsay, and had only-heard a few people speak of it. In answer to the further question by the court,, “Whether the. opinion he had would affect his verdict, or would he he governed entirely by the…
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