Stratton v. People

The plaintiff in error was indicted for the murder of one Daniel Earr, tried at the January term, 1879, and convicted of manslaughter. The only errors complained of were in the selection of the jury. The jurors, Cheever, Roblin- and Eyser, stated in their examination that they were opposed to capital punishment, and were then challenged for cause by the people. On the further examination of Cheever and Roblin, it was disclosed that on their consciences and on principle they thought the law which provided for the infliction of the death penalty in any case was wrong, but they each announced…