State v. . Arthur
Supreme Court of North Carolina
From Onslow. The prisoner was indicted for murder, and tried on the last circuit before his honor Judge Norwood. In making up the jury it was alleged on the part of the State, and assented to by the Counsel for tiie Prisoner, that the jury ought to be entirely composed of slave owners. The question being considered doubtful by his Honor, he consented to the adoption of that rule in this case,-especially as it could not operate injuriously to the prisoner.
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From Onslow. The prisoner was indicted for murder, and tried on the last circuit before his honor Judge Norwood. In making up the jury it was alleged on the part of the State, and assented to by the Counsel for tiie Prisoner, that the jury ought to be entirely composed of slave owners. The question being considered doubtful by his Honor, he consented to the adoption of that rule in this case,-especially as it could not operate injuriously to the prisoner. Two jurors were challenged by the prisoner for cause, and the cause shown was that they were not slave owners ; under the rule adopted the…
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FROM ONSLOW. In making up the jury it was alleged on the part of the State, and assented to by the counsel for the prisoner, that the jury, ought to be entirely composed of slave-owners. The question being considered doubtful by his Honor, he consented to the adoption of that rule in this case, especially as it could not operate injuriously to the prisoner. Two jurors were challenged by the prisoner for cause, and the cause shown was that they were not slave-owners; under the rule adopted the challenges were allowed. Afterwards a challenge for the same cause was made by the State, and…
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