People v. Stonecifer
California Supreme Court
Appeal from the District Court of the Sixth Judicial District.- The defendant was convicted of the murder of Abiel Richardson and appeals on the following assignments of error: First.—That Knox was called as a juror, and being sworn on his voir dire, stated on his examination by defendant’s counsel, that he had formed and expressed an unqualified opinion as to the guilt or innocence of the prisoner.
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Appeal from the District Court of the Sixth Judicial District.- The defendant was convicted of the murder of Abiel Richardson and appeals on the following assignments of error: First.—That Knox was called as a juror, and being sworn on his voir dire, stated on his examination by defendant’s counsel, that he had formed and expressed an unqualified opinion as to the guilt or innocence of the prisoner. After the asking of other questions, defendant's counsel, without interposing any challenge for cause, passed the juror to the prosecution for examination, upon which examination the juror stated…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by Mr. Chief Justice Murray.
Mr. Justice Heydeneeldt and Mr. Justice Terry concurred.
The prisoner was convicted of the crime of murder.
The first error assigned by the appellant is the refusal of the Court below to allow him to re-examine the juror Knox, after he had been called and examined, first by the prisoner and afterwards by the State.
The appellant contends that, by this ruling, he was forced to a peremptory challenge, when, if he had been allowed to examine him further, he might have been excluded for cause. The juror had already stated that he had…
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