Legal Opinion

State v. McCahill

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided December 3, 1886PublishedCited by 26 opinions

Appeal from Greene District Oourt. The defendant was indicted for tbe crime of murder in the first degree. Upon trial be was found guilty of manslaughter, and sentenced to imprisonment in the penitentiary for three years. ITe appeals.

1Opinion of the Court

Adams, Ch. J.

The case is submitted to us upon a tran*113script of tlie entire record, without abstract, argument or assignment of errors. ¥e have, however, examined the case as best we could, without the aid of counsel, and will proceed to notice some of the matters which we think it is possible are relied upon for a reversal.

i criminal fury-'eSung hy-stauders. I. The regular panel of jurors summoned for the term consisted of twenty persons, but two had been excused, and C0UI’k was proceeding with eighteen jurors. When this case came on for trial, one jury was ouf- deliberating upon its verdict…

2Cited by26 opinions

  1. Spies v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1887
  2. State v. . SmithSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1942
  3. Commonwealth v. DevereauxMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1926
  4. State v. . KnottsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1914
  5. State v. MunchrathSupreme Court of Iowa · 1889

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