State v. Longwell
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Proceeding in the district court for Stearns county to charge defendant with being the father of a bastard child. Defendant pleaded not guilty and the case was tried before Eoeser, J., and a jury of which 11 members found defendant guilty as charged in the complaint. Defendant excepted to the reception of a verdict, moved the court to set aside the verdict as illegal and excepted to the court making an order for judgment based on such verdict.
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Proceeding in the district court for Stearns county to charge defendant with being the father of a bastard child. Defendant pleaded not guilty and the case was tried before Eoeser, J., and a jury of which 11 members found defendant guilty as charged in the complaint. Defendant excepted to the reception of a verdict, moved the court to set aside the verdict as illegal and excepted to the court making an order for judgment based on such verdict. From an order denying his motion for a new trial, defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, C. J.
Proceedings under chapter 17, G. S. 1913, to compel defendant to contribute to the support of a certain bastard child of which by the complaint he is charged with being the father. There was a verdict of guilty, and defendant appealed from an order denying a new trial.
The only question presented is whether the five-sixths jury law (section 7805, G. S. 1913), applies to proceedings of this kind. The trial court *66held that it did, and in harmony therewith eleven of the jurors joined in a verdict of guilty; the twelfth juror refused assent to that result.
The statute on its face applies to civil…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Minneapolis & St. Louis Railroad v. BombolisSupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- State v. WorthinghamSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1877
- State v. NicholsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1882
- Bombolis v. Minneapolis & St. Louis RailroadSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1914
- Winters v. Minneapolis & St. Louis RailroadSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1914
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