State v. Melton

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Fenner, J.

In this important murder case, the convicted defendants assert a multitude of errors in the proceedings of the trial court.

I

Two bills of exception were taken to the action of the judge in overruling defendants’ challenges for cause to two jurors, on the ground that they had formed fixed opinions as to the guilt or innocence of the accused.

The challenged jurors stated on their voir dire that, notwithstanding the opinion formed by them, they were able to render a fair and impartial verdict according to the evidence and the law. It is not neces*78sa…