State v. . McLeod

At the June Term, 1934, Cumberland Superior Court, the defendant herein, Willie McLeod, alias Buster McLeod, was tried upon indictment charging him, and another, with the murder of one Herbert Bridgers. The jury “for their verdict say that the defendant Willie McLeod is guilty of murder in the first degree.” The judgment of the court was that the defendant suffer death by electrocution.

From the judgment thus entered, the defendant gave notice of appeal to the Supreme Court, and was allowed to prosecute the same in forma pauperis. The clerk certifies that nothing has been done towards…