State v. Doolittle
State v. Doolittle
58 N.H. 92
State v. Doolittle
Opinion of the Court
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.
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