State v. Snow
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Defendant was charged with the paternity of an illegitimate child. He was tried in the district court for Sherburne county before Giddings, J., and a jury which found him guilty as charged in the complaint. Defendant’s motion to set aside the verdict and for a new trial because of misconduct on the part of the jurors who tried the case was denied. From the order denying the motion, defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtHallam, J.
This proceeding is brought to charge the defendant with paternity of an illegitimate child. The jury found against the defendant. The evidence is sharply conflicting. No useful purpose would be served by reviewing it in detail. We think there is evidence sufficient to support a verdict. Nevertheless, we regard the case as a close one and the guilt of the defendant not free from doubt. This is important as bearing upon the materiality of the matters to which we are about to refer.
One ground urged for a new trial is misconduct on the part of the jurors who tried the cause. We approach the…
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