Caldwell v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Independence Circuit Court. FREDERICK D. FulKERSON, Judge. It was error not to sustain appellant’s challenge for cause against a juror who had formed an opinion of the case, as had Leggett. 45 Ark. 170; Const. Ark. art. 2, § 10; 56 Ark. 402. •Gf. 66 Ark. 53; 12 Am. & Eng. Enc. Law, 354, and note. It was •drror to permit a comparison of the inscriptions on the envelopes and the letters with the writing in dispute. 32.Ark. 337; 7 Abb.
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Appeal from Independence Circuit Court. FREDERICK D. FulKERSON, Judge. It was error not to sustain appellant’s challenge for cause against a juror who had formed an opinion of the case, as had Leggett. 45 Ark. 170; Const. Ark. art. 2, § 10; 56 Ark. 402. •Gf. 66 Ark. 53; 12 Am. & Eng. Enc. Law, 354, and note. It was •drror to permit a comparison of the inscriptions on the envelopes and the letters with the writing in dispute. 32.Ark. 337; 7 Abb. N. Cas. 98; 56 Md. 439; 5 Ala. 747; 2 Heisk. 207; 3 Baxt. 45; 78 Inch 64; 9 Am. & Eng. Enc. Law, 288; 3 Russ. Cr. 361; 36 Am. Dee. 431; 1 Best, Ev. §…
1Opinion of the CourtHughes, J.
The appellant was indicted for seduction, entered a plea of not guilty, was tried, convicted and sentenced to 'confinement in the penitentiary for three months, and to pay a fine of $65, as assessed by the jury in their verdict. He filed his motion for a new trial, which was overruled, and he excepted and appealed to this court.
In making up a jury to try the case, Euss Leggett was sworn and examined as to iris qualifications to serve as a juror, and stated that he had heard different ones talk about the ease, and that they purported to know the facts; that he had formed and expressed an…
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