Legal Opinion
State v. Chin Lung
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided October 26, 1927PublishedCited by 67 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWheeler, C. J.
We will first consider the motion to set aside the verdict and then take up the several interlocutory rulings made in the course of the trial. Under the rule prevailing in this jurisdiction, we examine and test the evidence in the same way the jury should have done in reaching its verdict. If we find it to be one which twelve honest men, acting fairly, intelligently and reasonably, might have .rendered, we cannot set it aside. If, on the other hand, we find it does manifest injustice, and is so palpably against the evidence as to indicate that the jury must have made some mistake in the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- State v. ChapmanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1925
- People v. . RoachNew York Court of Appeals · 1915
- State v. FassetSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1844
- Roma v. Thames River Specialties Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1915
- Loomis v. PerkinsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1898
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3Cited by67 opinions
- State v. AshermanSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1984
- State v. RossSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
- State v. HayesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1941
- State v. DeMatteoSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1982
- State v. RallsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1974
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