State v. Callahan
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Winneshiek District Oowrt. Indictment fqf willful trespass. The jury returned a verdict of guilty, and judgment was rendered thereon. The defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtServers, J.
i. criminal TOciietTright to poll jury. The jury retired to deliberate on their verdict in charge of a sworn officer. Without the consent of the Pai’ties or court they sealed up their verdict, handed the same to the officer and separated, appepan^s objected to the reception and recording of said verdict, but the same was overruled, and the *365verdict entered on tlie records of the court as having been duly rendered.
The appellants moved the court to arrest the judgment and discharge them from custody, because the “jury failed to render any verdict in said cause in open court as by law provided.”…
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