Ham v. State

The appellant was indicted in Clark County, charged with the crime of murder in the first degree. It is alleged that he committed the crime by shooting and killing L. B. Harrison, on the 25th day of July, 1928.

A motion for continuance was filed by the defendant, and overruled, and exceptions saved. Defendant then filed a motion to quash the special panel of the petit jury, which motion was also overruled, and exceptions saved. The case was tried on 'September 15,1928, and appellant was convicted of murder in the second degree, and his punishment fixed at seven years in the penitentiary.…