State v. Weeks
Oregon Supreme Court
State v. Weeks, 23 Or. 3 (Or. 1882)
Waldo
State v. Weeks
Opinion of the Court
On the trial of two defendants for larceny, a verdict which reads,. “ We, the jury empanneled to try the above case, find the defendant guilty as charged in the indictment,” is void for uncertainty. Such a verdict cannot be amended on the affidavits of the jurors showing that they intended to convict both defendants: Richards v. Sperry, 7 Wis. 219. Judgment reversed and new trial ordered: Corn v. Call, 21 Pick. 514; Stuart’s Case, 28 Gratt. 967; Hogan v. State, 30 Wis. 428.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- STATE v. MIKE WEEKS
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- 2 cases
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- Published
- Syllabus
- Verdict — Uncertainty—Amendment.—A verdict in a case where two defendants are jointly prosecuted that reads, “We the jury find the defendant guilty as charged,” is void for uncertainty; and such a verdict cannot be amended to show that it was intended to convict both defendants.