People v. Cummins

Cummins was convicted in the Recorder’s Court of Detroit on a charge of larceny from the person and he comes here for a review on exceptions. He was charged jointly with Murphy, but on the election of the prosecuting attorney a separate trial was ordered by the court. The jurors were however put upon their oaths before the order for separate trial was formally entered in the record and this is made a ground of exception. The point is devoid of merit and it is needless to multiply reasons in refutation. The swearing of the jury and the actual entry of the order occurred at the same stage and…