Legal Opinion

Palmer v. People

Nebraska Supreme Court

Decided January 15, 1875PublishedCited by 26 opinions

Error to tbe district court of Pawnee county. Tbe plaintiff in error was indicted at tbe October term, A. D. 1873, of tbe district court of Johnson county,witb George W. Waldo, and Celeste Randall, for tbe murder of George G. Randall in March, 1873. A change of venue was granted, and the cause transferred to Pawnee county.

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Error to tbe district court of Pawnee county. Tbe plaintiff in error was indicted at tbe October term, A. D. 1873, of tbe district court of Johnson county,witb George W. Waldo, and Celeste Randall, for tbe murder of George G. Randall in March, 1873. A change of venue was granted, and the cause transferred to Pawnee county. The plaintiff in error made application to the court for a separate trial, which was granted, and the cause tried at a special term of court held in Pawnee county during the month of February, 1874. The jury returned a verdict of manslaughter, and fixed the imprisonment of…

1Opinion of the CourtMaxwell, J.

The errors assigned in this case are as follows:

1. The court erred in allowing J. B. Baughn to sit as a juror.

2. The court erred in admitting certain testimony.

3. The court erred in excluding certain testimony.

4. The court erred in the instructions given to the jury.

5. The court erred in refusing certain instructions.

6. The court erred in not allowing the prisoner to argue his case to the jury.

7. The evidence is insufficient to sustain the verdict.

The bill of exceptions, states that J. B. Baughn, .one of the jurors, stated under oath, that he had an opinion and expressed an opinion, and was…

2Cited by26 opinions

  1. Bartley v. StateNebraska Supreme Court · 1898
  2. Carleton v. StateNebraska Supreme Court · 1895
  3. Morgan v. StateNebraska Supreme Court · 1897
  4. State v. HartleyNevada Supreme Court · 1895
  5. State v. HumphreyOregon Supreme Court · 1912

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