SUGG, Justice, for the Court:
Homer Atkinson was convicted of manslaughter by culpable negligence arising from an automobile collision and sentenced to a term of 20 years by the Circuit Court of Leake County.
Defendant filed a motion for a new trial on the ground that one of the jurors failed to respond to the following question asked on voir dire examination: "Has any member of your family died as the result of an automobile accident?"
Several prospective...
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