State v. Roland
Supreme Court of Louisiana
A PPEAL from the Twenty-second District Court, Parish of As- /~\ cension. Duffel, J. .1 Wlioro a juror in a criminal trial has l)eeu accepted by tlio district attorney upon the faith of bis sworn replies and tendered to the accused, and upon this subsequent examination he contradicts himself and admits that he lias heard of the case, the State may exercise her right of peremptory challenge. This right exists until the oath is administered to the juror.
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A PPEAL from the Twenty-second District Court, Parish of As- /~\ cension. Duffel, J. .1 Wlioro a juror in a criminal trial has l)eeu accepted by tlio district attorney upon the faith of bis sworn replies and tendered to the accused, and upon this subsequent examination he contradicts himself and admits that he lias heard of the case, the State may exercise her right of peremptory challenge. This right exists until the oath is administered to the juror. Bishop, Yol. 1. § 945; Whaiton P. and X>. § 672; Profíat on Jury Trials, § 165. •2/ A tender of the juror to the accused is no waiver of the…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Bermudez, C. J.
The accused appeals from a sentence of death ¡passed upon him on a verdict of guilty of murder.
The record contains hills of exceptions to the rulings of the district .judge, permitting the peremptory challenge of a juror by the State; admitting a certified copy instead of requiring the original of the coroner’s inquest, and refusing the introduction of testimony in support of a motion in arrest of judgment.
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It appears that, when examined by the State on his voir dire, the .juror said that he'knew nothing of the case and that when…
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