Bellair v. State

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.