People v. McNaspie

It is strenuously argued in support of the judgment of conviction that defendant is guilty. All we know or can know is that a jury has so found. On this appeal our function is to determine whether or not that judgment is tainted with legal error.

The principal error assigned for a reversal of the judgment is the contention that the jurors were coerced in the rendition of their verdict. The basis of this claim is fully outlined in the opinion of Presiding Justice Hill and it is unnecessary to repeat what is there said.

It is of paramount importance that every defendant should be accorded a fair…