State v. Armington
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Tbe defendant was tried in the district court for Hennepin county, before Young, J., and a jury, upon the following indictment: [Title.] “John L. Armington is accused by the grand-jury of the county of Hennepin, in the state of Minnesota, of the crime of polygamy, committed as follows: The said John L. Armington, on the twenty-first day of January, A. D. 1877, at the city of Minneapolis, in said Hennepin county, wilfully, unlawfully and feloniously, having a wife then…
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Tbe defendant was tried in the district court for Hennepin county, before Young, J., and a jury, upon the following indictment: [Title.] “John L. Armington is accused by the grand-jury of the county of Hennepin, in the state of Minnesota, of the crime of polygamy, committed as follows: The said John L. Armington, on the twenty-first day of January, A. D. 1877, at the city of Minneapolis, in said Hennepin county, wilfully, unlawfully and feloniously, having a wife then living, unlawfully married one Susie E. Roe, whose true name was and is Susan E. Weller, contrary to the statute in such case…
1Opinion of the CourtCornell, J.
The subject of challenging jurors in this state is made a matter of statutory regulation. It is made the duty of the court to inform the defendant before a juror is called, that, “if he intends to challenge an individual juror, he shall do so when the juror appears, and before he is sworn.” Gen. St. c. 116, § 10. “A challenge to an individual juror is either peremptory or for cause.” Id. § 11. “It shall be taken when the juror appears and before he is sworn.” Id. § 12. It is also provided that “all challenges to an individual juror shall be taken first by the defendant, and then by the state;…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Kerr v. . KerrNew York Court of Appeals · 1869
- Inhabitants of Hanover v. TurnerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1817
- Hoffman v. . HoffmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1871
- State v. RyanSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1868
- State v. BrownSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1867
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3Cited by37 opinions
- Commonwealth v. MixerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1910
- Warner v. WarnerSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1944
- In re Ellis' EstateSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1893
- Thurston v. ThurstonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1894
- State v. KingSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1977
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