State v. Meyer
Supreme Court of Vermont
Indictment for murder. Trial by jury, April Term, 1885, Royce, Ch. J., presiding. Yerdict, guilty. The following are some of the questions put to the jurors, and their answers: W. A. Cummings — By respondent’s counsel: Q. Whether or not you have heard this matter discussed, and the facts narrated, and read the reports of evidence published in the St. Albans Messenger? A. Yes, sir; I read the St. Albans Messenger every week, and presume I read that evidence; I have read the…
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Indictment for murder. Trial by jury, April Term, 1885, Royce, Ch. J., presiding. Yerdict, guilty. The following are some of the questions put to the jurors, and their answers: W. A. Cummings — By respondent’s counsel: Q. Whether or not you have heard this matter discussed, and the facts narrated, and read the reports of evidence published in the St. Albans Messenger? A. Yes, sir; I read the St. Albans Messenger every week, and presume I read that evidence; I have read the Messenger. ■ Q. Whether or not, from what you have heard or read, you have formed an opinion in regard to the guilt or…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Walker, J.
I. The respondent took exceptions to the decision of the County Court overruling his challenge for cause of the jurors, Nahum Brigham, W. A. Cummings, M. J. Olds, M. L. Whitcombe, F. C. Story, L. C. Lee, C. W. Peckham, W. Stanley, H. C. Roby, and Moses Pattee. Mr. Brigham and Mr. Roby were peremptorily challenged by the respondent, and the others were sworn and served as jurors on the trial.
A careful examination of the testimony of these jurors, given on voire dire, shows conclusively that the opinions *461which they formed, and some say they may…
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