Supreme Court of New Hampshire, 1877

State v. Doolittle

State v. Doolittle
Supreme Court of New Hampshire · Decided March 5, 1877 · Stanley, Foster, Allen
58 N.H. 92

State v. Doolittle

Opinion of the Court

Stanley, J.

The respondents were not, as matter of right, entitled to separate trials. Am. Cr. Law, ss. 433, 3195; Hawkins v. State, 9 Ala. 137; State v. Soper, 16 Me. 293; 9 Cow. 108, 138, 383; 6 Ham. 86; 2 Ashm. 32; 1 Baldw. 78; 2 Sumn. 20; 4 Johns. 296.

The right to challenge a juror is not a right to elect; it is a right to reject. Where two or more are jointly indicted for a capital offence, each one is entitled to the full number of challenges allowed by law. Am. cr. Law, s. 3195; U. S. v. Marchant, 12 Wheat. 481; People v. Vermilyea, 7 Cow. 383.

Exceptions overruled.

Foster and Allen, JJ., did not sit.

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