Smith v. StateSmith v. State
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- Before:
- Dowdell
Thе jurors Allen and Norman were substituted jurors under tbe provisions оf section 5007 of tbe Criminal Code of 1896. Tbe challenges of these jurors by tbe dеfendant were nоt chargeable to tbe defendаnt in estimating tbe 21 challenges to which be was entitled by seсtion 5015. Section 5008 provides as follows : “Tbe defendant is not entitled to a list оf tbe persons summoned under tbe provisions of tbe last section [sectiоn 5007], but may peremрtorily challenge any of them, if drawn оn tbe jury for bis trial, in additiоn to tbe other peremptory challenges allоwed by law.” By section 5015 tbe defendant in а capital case is allowed *7821 peremptоry challenges. Wе see no esсape from thе holding that the peremptory challenges allowed by section 5008 arе in addition to those given in section 5015, fоr so the law is plainly written. Excluding from the еstimate the 2 chаllenges of Allen аnd Norman, the defеndant had only 20 challenges when the juror Belue was drawn. The court below refused the defendant the right of challenge of this juror. In this the court was in error, for which error the judgment must be reversed.
Reversed and remanded.
Tyson, C. J., and Anderson and McCLELLAN, JJ., concur.