People v. Kinsey

By the Court:

The defendants were indicted for murder, and at the trial were convicted of manslaughter. A new trial was granted by the District Court on the defendants’ motion, and at the second trial the defendants severally, in addition to the plea of not guilty, filed pleas of former acquittal. The jury on the second trial found the defendants guilty of manslaughter, but failed to find on the issues raised by the pleas of former acquittal, and were discharged without a verdict on these issues. A judgment having been entered against the defendants on the verdict convicting them of…