State v. Peirce
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Woodbury District Court. — John W. Anderson, Judge. From a conviction upon an indictment'charging him with conspiracy to do illegal acts injurious to the public morals, poliee and to the administration of public justice, the defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtSalinger, J.
1- ti^nyVverafcl-" tionsfcoercingjury: presumptmn: general I. There being good reason to believe that the jury would disagree, they were given an additional instruction, which is now complained of, and which, in substance, charged as follows:
That it should be the aim of the jury to reach a verdict if it could conscientiously do - _ J so; that the object of submitting causes was agreement, and not disagreement; that while, of course, the verdict should be that of each juror freely assented to, each should listen with respect to the arguments of his fellows; that being strongly in the minority…
2Cases cited68 opinions
- Brown v. SwinefordWisconsin Supreme Court · 1878
- State v. RobinsonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1882
- Whitsett v. Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific R'y Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1885
- Bessette v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1885
- State v. MunchrathSupreme Court of Iowa · 1889
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- Connelly v. NolteSupreme Court of Iowa · 1946
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