Winslow v. State

Dissenting Opinion.

Fox, J.

A careful examination of the record in this case convinces me that the judgment of the court below ought to be reversed, for the reason that the evidence was insufficient to justify a conviction. Verdicts of juries are entitled to respect when they rest upon a solid foundation, but I am not a believer in the sanctity of verdicts to the extent that a wrong may thereby be galvanized into a right. I do not share the veneration that is sometimes manifested and expressed for the judgment of juries. As to whether a verdict is justified or not by the evidence is simply a…