Crockett v. Commonwealth
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
CASE 58 —INDICTMENT APPEAL FROM ADAIR CIRCUIT COURT. 1. Upon the return of the first verdict the right and province of the jury to pass upon the life and liberty- of the accused ended, and the court had no right or power to send them again to the jury-room to make another and different verdict.
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CASE 58 —INDICTMENT APPEAL FROM ADAIR CIRCUIT COURT. 1. Upon the return of the first verdict the right and province of the jury to pass upon the life and liberty- of the accused ended, and the court had no right or power to send them again to the jury-room to make another and different verdict. (Brown v. Com., 90 Ky„ 655.) 1. If the verdict returned by the jury finds the accused guilty of a crime of which he can not be convicted, or it appears that the verdict is not in fact the one which the jury intended to return, or that it is irresponsive, or unintellibible, or legally absurd, the court…
1Opinion of the Court
JUDGE DuRELLE
demyeketi tiie opinion oe tiie court :
In this case the facts; have been sufficiently stated in the case of James Crockett against the Commonwealth, this day decided, and the questions of law raised in argument are the same as in that case with one exception.
After being instructed and hearing the argument of counsel the jury retired to their room to consider, and, after some time, returned into court and offered and read the following verdict; “We, the jury find the defendant, John Crockett, guilty as charged in the indictment, and fix his punishment at confinement in the…
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