Dolan v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas
APPEAL from Garland Circuit Court. Hon. F. T. Vaughan, (on exchange) Circuit Judge. In cases of misconduct by the jury of the degree and character here shown, both principle and authority require the verdict to be set aside, at any rate, unless it be clearly shown that the defendant was not prejudiced thereby.
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APPEAL from Garland Circuit Court. Hon. F. T. Vaughan, (on exchange) Circuit Judge. In cases of misconduct by the jury of the degree and character here shown, both principle and authority require the verdict to be set aside, at any rate, unless it be clearly shown that the defendant was not prejudiced thereby. Cornelius v. State, 7 Eng., 784; Coker v. State, 20 Ark., 53; Collier v. State, 20 Ark., 36; McKenzie v. State, 26 Ark , 334; Thompson v. State, 26 Ark., 323; Wood v. State, 34 Ark., 341; Early v. State, 1 Tex. App., 248; Westmorland v. State, 45 Ga., 225; Davis v. State, 35 Ind., 476;…
1Opinion of the Court
English, Ch. J.
The indictment in thi« case alleged in substance that John V. Dolan, on the 25th of December, 1882, in the county of Garland, did feloniously, wilfully and with malice aforethought, and with premeditation and deliberation, kill and murder Joseph Lefler, by then and there shooting him with a pistol loaded with gunpowder and leaden bullets, etc.
The indictment was returned into court by the grand jury-on the 7th of February, 1883, and on the 12th of the same month, the accused having been duly served with a copy thereof, was arraigned, pleaded not guilty, and a jury was…
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