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- Title
TRIAL.
- Abstract
The article presents several trials of various states of the U.S. The case of the state of Utah v. Thorne dealt with the misconduct of the juror. Another is a supreme court case of Dowdell v. U.S. of confronting witnesses. The third case is of Iowa state v. Thomas of limiting cross-examinations. The limits to be placed upon the cross-examination of witnesses are so largely within the discretion of the trial court, that a conviction will not be reversed unless it is shown that the rulings were arbitrary or unfair, and resulted in prejudice to the defendant. The case of the South Carolina State v. McKay is of ordering witness arrested for perjury. The case of Rhode Island state v. Battey is of waiver of jury. The case declares that trial by jury shall remain inviolate, but that it may be waived in civil cases. The case of people v. Kinney in the state of New York is of misconduct of trial judge. Another case of the state of New York is of people v. Toledo. It was held, that, since all the jurors had not the benefit of the testimony as given by the witnesses, the legality of the procedure was sufficiently doubtful to entitle accused to a certificate of reasonable doubt.
- Subjects
UNITED States; ACTIONS &; defenses (Law); WITNESSES; EXAMINATION of witnesses; JURORS; LEGAL judgments
- Publication
Journal of the American Institute of Criminal Law & Criminology, 1911, Vol 2, Issue 4, p600
- ISSN
0885-4173
- Publication type
Article