State v. Crawford
Supreme Court of Kansas
Appeal from Marion District Court. A complaint was filed and prosecution commenced against Crawford on tbe 20th of February 1872, charging him with the crime of murder in the first degree, in shooting and killing Charles H. Davenport on the 14th of said February. Subsequently, and at the April Term of the district court, an information was duly filed to which defendant pleaded “Not guilty,” and the case was tried at the September Term 1872 of said court.
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Appeal from Marion District Court. A complaint was filed and prosecution commenced against Crawford on tbe 20th of February 1872, charging him with the crime of murder in the first degree, in shooting and killing Charles H. Davenport on the 14th of said February. Subsequently, and at the April Term of the district court, an information was duly filed to which defendant pleaded “Not guilty,” and the case was tried at the September Term 1872 of said court. The record shows that E. W. Finu was called into the box, as a juror, and upon being examined as to his qualifications, testified: “I heard…
1Opinion of the Court
*42The opinion of the court was delivered by
Valentine, J.:
This was a criminal action in which the defendant was prosecuted for murder in the first degree, found guilty thereof, and sentenced to be executed. Three principal questions are raised in the case: First, was the jury legally impanneled? Second, was the charge of the court with reference to insanity, correct? Third, was the sentence correct ?
1. Jurors-opinions, etc. I. The first question was settled in the case of The State v. Medlicott, 9 Kas., 257. The question as presented in that case made a much stronger case for the defendant than,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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