State v. Corner

Appeal by Harry Robinson from a conviction charging Corner, Worcester, and Robinson jointly with the crime of manufacturing intoxicating liquor for the purpose of sale. The jury returned a verdict of not guilty against two of the defendants, but found the appellant, Robinson, guilty of the charge. Upon a motion for new trial, the appellant submitted his affidavit alleging some of the occurences of the trial, among which are his talking to several jurymen as to how they stood before they were taken out to a midnight lunch. He then alleges that while the jury was in the restaurant, they…