Territory of Montana v. Clayton
Montana Supreme Court
Appeal from the District Court, Silver Bow Comity. STATEMENT. The defendant, Charles Clayton, was tried and convicted for the murder of Zodoc C. Maddox, in the District Court of Silver Bow County, at the October term, 1887. The verdict of the jury was murder in the second degree, and the defendant was sentenced to imprisonment in the penitentiary for a term of fifteen years. He appealed from the judgment of the said court, and its order denying a motion for a new trial.
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Appeal from the District Court, Silver Bow Comity. STATEMENT. The defendant, Charles Clayton, was tried and convicted for the murder of Zodoc C. Maddox, in the District Court of Silver Bow County, at the October term, 1887. The verdict of the jury was murder in the second degree, and the defendant was sentenced to imprisonment in the penitentiary for a term of fifteen years. He appealed from the judgment of the said court, and its order denying a motion for a new trial. The court erred in not sustaining defendant’s challenge to the grand juror Joyce, on the ground that said juror was an…
1Opinion of the CourtBach, J.
The defendant, Charles Clayton, was indicted by the grand jury of Silver Bow County, at the October term, 1887, of the District Court in and for the said county, for the offense of murder, alleged to have been committed on the tenth day of August, 1887, by the killing of one Zadoc C. Maddox. The trial took place at the May term, 1888, of said District Court, and defendant was found guilty of murder in the second degree, and sentenced to the territorial prison for a term of fifteen years. A motion for a new trial was made in the court below, which was denied, and this appeal was taken from the…
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