Burton v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Calhoun. Tried before the Hon. George E. Brewer. The appellant, Joe Burton, was indicted by the grand jury of Cleburne county, at the spring term, 1895, of the circuit court of said county, for the murder of Jethro Evans.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Calhoun. Tried before the Hon. George E. Brewer. The appellant, Joe Burton, was indicted by the grand jury of Cleburne county, at the spring term, 1895, of the circuit court of said county, for the murder of Jethro Evans. At the same term, the defendant moved for a change of venue, upon certain grounds alleged in his motion.- This motion was granted, and the cause was removed to the circuit court of Calhoun county, and upon the trial of the cause by said.court at the spring term 1895, the defendant was convicted of murder in the second degree, and sentenced to…
1Opinion of the CourtColeman, J.
The defendant was convicted of murder in the second degree. Before entering upon the trial he moved the court to quash the venire. The statute provides that "if the sheriff shall serve a copy of the special jury drawn to try said case, together with a *123copy of the jurors drawn and summoned for such week, together with a copy of the indictment one entire day before the day set for the trial, that shall be held a compliance with the law requiring a copy of the jury and indictment to be served on the defendant, as hereinbefore provided.” — Acts of 1886-7, p. 151, Sec. 11. The record and bill of…
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