United States v. Gradwell
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Criminal prosecution by the United States against Matthew T. Grad-well and others. On demurrers to pleas in abatement by defendant Earl Dodge.
1Opinion of the Court
BROWN, District Judge.
[1] The ninth and tenth pleas in abatement, though they allege that the grand'juror was not qualified at the time he was impaneled and sworn, and at the time of the return of the indictment, contain no allegation that he was not liable to serve and duly qualified to serve at the time he was summoned for service in this court. If the qualification is to be determined as of the date when the juror was summoned, the plea is bad as not negativing his qualification at that time. For the purposes of the demurrer, and under the strict rules of law applicable to pleas in…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Agnew v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Commonwealth v. JordanMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1911
- Capwell v. SipeSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1891
- State v. LakeSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1889
- In Re the Voting ListSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1896
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3Cited by4 opinions
- United States v. RintelenDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1916
- State v. BeckWashington Supreme Court · 1960
- State v. BeckWashington Supreme Court · 1960
- United States v. ScottDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 1916