Supreme Court of Florida April 28, 1916 (Haynes v. State)

lead-opinion

Whitfield, J.

This writ of error was taken to a conviction of murder in the first degree and a sentence to capital punishment.

After being arraigned and pleading not guilty, the accused, “a negro of African descent,” presented motions ‘‘challenging the array of jurors herein both as to the nine jurors drawn from the box * * * and also the special venire issued by the court for nine