Cassell v. Commonwealth

Opinion op the Court by

Stanley, Commissioner—

Affirming.

The appeal is from a judgment declaring the appellant, Zona Cassell, guilty of murdering his wife by poison and sentencing him to life imprisonment. The Bill of Rights vouchsafes to every person accused of crime the right to a fair trial- — by an impartial jury of the vicinage if possible, but a fair trial in all events. The appellant claims that this inalienable right was not accorded him. He rests his appeal upon that constitutional provision (section 11), and insists upon his innocence.

In considering the grounds urged for a reversal,…