Burlington Northern Railroad Co. v. Bell Et Al.

How later courts describe this case

• showing in support of request for funds for a forensic expert was insufficient
• defendant is harmed only if he uses a peremptory strike to remove venireperson and thereafter suffers detriment from a loss of the strike
• the definition of "under term of imprisonment" in § 13A-5-49 (1) encompasses persons on probation or parole
• "statements in the record such as `upon their oaths' are sufficient to show that a jury was sworn"
• ‘[a] minute entry is deemed to be a sufficient showing that the oath was administered’
• where defendant made no ‘showing of the need for a forensic expert’ to examine fingerprints on a beer can, he ‘was not unconstitutionally denied the assistance of experts’