State v. McDowell
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for Kittitas county, Kauffman, J., entered October 5, 1909, upon a trial and conviction of assault with intent to commit sodomy.
1Opinion of the CourtGose, J.
The defendant was convicted of the crime of assault with intent to commit sodomy, and has appealed from the judgment entered upon the verdict. The first question raised is that the requirement that a juror shall be a taxpayer (Laws 1909, page 131; Rem. & Bal. Code, § 94), conflicts with the sixth article of amendment to the Federal constitution, which guarantees that in all criminal prosecutions the accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury. This amendment has no reference to prosecutions in state courts for the violation of a state law. 8 Cyc. 1091;…
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