Legal Opinion
United States v. Davis
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Western Tennessee
Decided May 22, 1900PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHammond, J.
The defendant, being on trial for a criminal conspiracy in the accomplishment of which a deputy marshal of the United 'States had been killed, was entitled to 20, and the government to 5, peremptory challenges. Rev. St. §§ 819, 5508, 5509; Mill. & V. Code Tenn. § 5352.
Juror No. 6, having been accepted by both sides, took his seat in the box, but, upon hearing an argument as to a challenge for cause, himself announced that he felt disqualified to act impartially, and upon a further examination on his voir dire was set aside, without objection by either party.
The district attorney had…
2Cases cited38 opinions
- United States v. BallSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- Clyde Mattox v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Logan v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Lewis v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
- Pointer v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Snyder v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Hollins v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
- United States v. ChiarellaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1950
- United States v. PuffCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1954
- Chicago & N. W. Ry. Co. v. KellyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1936
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