Morton v. State
Supreme Court of Kansas
The facts of the wise sufficiently appear in the subjoined opinion of the court. I. Both jurors had formed and expressed opinions as to the guilt or innocence of Morton, based upon testimony— Hurst, at the preliminary examination and Bay, the testimony on the trial of Bledsoe, Those opinions clearly disqualified them. {Comp. Laivs, p. 263, § 184; Ala. Dig., p. 386, § 33 ; 4 2nd. 22., pp. 439, 440; 15 Indiana 22., p. 351; 12 Mo. p. 225.) II.
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The facts of the wise sufficiently appear in the subjoined opinion of the court. I. Both jurors had formed and expressed opinions as to the guilt or innocence of Morton, based upon testimony— Hurst, at the preliminary examination and Bay, the testimony on the trial of Bledsoe, Those opinions clearly disqualified them. {Comp. Laivs, p. 263, § 184; Ala. Dig., p. 386, § 33 ; 4 2nd. 22., pp. 439, 440; 15 Indiana 22., p. 351; 12 Mo. p. 225.) II. Testimony or evidence is totally different from rumor. Words used in our statutes are to be in their usual meaning, except legal words and phrases. (Comp.…
1Opinion of the Court
*471By tbe Court,
Bailey, J.
At tito April term, 1861, of the district court for Lyon county, J acob Morton and J acob Bledsoe were jointly indicted for arson. It also appears that before that time Morton and Bledsoe had been arrested for the alleged offense and had had a preliminary examination.
Before trial in the district court the parties moved to be tried separately, which' motion was granted by the court. The defendant, Bledsoe, was then tried and convicted of the offense, and afterwards, at the same term, Morton was also tried and convicted.
At the organization cf the jury for the trial of…
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