State v. Malohey
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
EXCEPTIONS to tbe Court of Common Pleas. An indictment was found against tbe defendant in tbe Court of Common Pleas as follows : “ The grand jurors of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, and in and for the county of Providence upon their oaths present: That Patrick Dugan, laborer, Patrick Ma-loney, laborer, and Thomas Maloney, laborer, of Lincoln, in said county, on the fifteenth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and…
Read the full summary
EXCEPTIONS to tbe Court of Common Pleas. An indictment was found against tbe defendant in tbe Court of Common Pleas as follows : “ The grand jurors of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, and in and for the county of Providence upon their oaths present: That Patrick Dugan, laborer, Patrick Ma-loney, laborer, and Thomas Maloney, laborer, of Lincoln, in said county, on the fifteenth day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy-seven, with force and arms at Lincoln aforesaid, in the aforesaid county of Providence, did obstruct one Andrew J. Patt;…
1Opinion of the CourtDtjeeee, C. J.
This case is brought before us from the Court of Common Pleas, by exceptions, alleging error in the rulings of that court.
The first error alleged is that the court below overruled a mo*253tion to quash the indictment for a defect in the constitution of the grand jury. The motion set forth that one of the grand jurors resident in Providence was incompetent to act because he was not qualified to vote upon any proposition to impose a tax, or for the expenditure of money in any town or city in the State. In support of the motion the affidavit of James C. Hidden, one of the assessors of taxes of the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- State v. DownerSupreme Court of Vermont · 1836
- Commonwealth v. StoutCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1847
- State v. BurtSupreme Court of Vermont · 1853
- State v. CarverSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1861
- United States v. KeenU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts · 1830
3 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.