People v. Goodwin

Spencer, Ch. J.

“The return of the writ sets forth the causes of detention ; but it has been admitted that prisoner is to be considered as detained only on a charge of manslaughter. It appears that he has been indicted for that offence, and has been brought to bail in the sessions in this city : that the trial was continued for five days, and that the jury after having had the cause under consideration for about twenty hours were finally discharged by the court; the jury declaring it as their unanimous opinion that there was no expectation of their being able to agree. It appears that after…