People v. Buckley
California Supreme Court
People v. Buckley, 49 Cal. 241 (Cal. 1874)
McKinstry
People v. Buckley
Opinion of the Court
The verdict is good. When the jury ' ‘ agree ” they ‘' find ” if they return their agreement into Court. The verdict would have been sufficient if it had been simply “Guilty of murder in the second degree.”
The defendant challenged a juror thus: “I challenge the juror for implied bias.” This was not a proper specification of the grounds of challenge. (People v. Reynolds, 16 Cal. 130; People v. Renfrow 41 Cal. 37.)
Judgment and order affirmed.
Neither Mr. Justice Crockett nor Mr. Justice Rhodes expressed an opinion.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- THE PEOPLE v. DANIEL BUCKLEY
- Cited By
- 4 cases
- Status
- Published
- Syllabus
- Verdict in Criminal Case.—“We the jury agree that the defendant is guilty of murder in the second degree” is a good verdict, both in substance and form. Challenge to Juror.—A challenge to a juror for implied bias must specify the grounds of the challenge.