People v. Ah You

California Supreme Court
People v. Ah You, 47 Cal. 121 (Cal. 1873)

People v. Ah You

Opinion of the Court

By the Court:

By the provisions of Section 1,068 of the Penal Code, a defendant in a criminal action has a right to interpose a peremptory challenge to a juror at any time after his name is drawn, and before he is sworn to try the cause. It appears from the bill of exceptions that none of the jurors had been sworn to try the cause at the time the challenge to the juror Davis was offered. Disallowance of the challenge was error for which the judgment must be reversed.

Judgment reversed and cause remanded for a new trial.

Reference

Full Case Name
THE PEOPLE v. AH YOU
Cited By
4 cases
Status
Published
Syllabus
Challenge to Jueobs.—A defendant in a criminal action has a right, under Section 1,068, Penal Code, to interpose a peremptory challenge to a juror at any time after his name is drawn and before he is sworn to try the cause.