People v. Manahan
California Supreme Court
Appeal from the County Court, Sonoma County. When the thirteen grand jurors had been impanelled, there were seven others in attendance who had been summoned. The defendant was indicted for the crime of rape, and convicted and sentenced to confinement in the State Prison for the term of twenty years, and appealed. The other facts are stated in the opinion of the Court.
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court, Sawyer, J.:
The proper number of grand jurors having been regularly summoned for the October term of the County Court of Sonoma County, when the Court was about to impanel a grand jury, the first thirteen who answered to their names were called to the'jury box, and, upon examination on the part of the defendant, three were ascertained to have formed and expressed opinions as to the defendant’s guilt, and on that ground were challenged by him. There were two other parties in custody, also awaiting the action of the grand jury. These latter parties having no good objection to any…
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