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Bellair v. StateBellair v. State

Indiana Supreme Court
Nov 15, 1841
Reporters:

NO illegality of tlie proceedings of the board doing county ‍‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‍business, relative to the selecting, &c., of the grand jurors, is a cause for setting aside an indictment. Stat., 1841, p. ‍‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‍126.

An objection to the mode in which such board discharged its duty, as to the selecting and drawing of ‍‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‍grand jurors, must be made by way of challenge before the grand jurors are sworn. Ibid. An indictment for betting on ‍‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‍the result of an election, must state for what purpose the election bet on was held; that is, whether it ‍‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‍was for President of the United States, for Governor of the State, &c.

Case Details

Case Name: Bellair v. State
Court Name: Indiana Supreme Court
Date Published: Nov 15, 1841
Citation: 6 Blackf. 104
Court Abbreviation: Ind.
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