People v. Beeler

Jul 1, 1856
Reporters:
,
Before:
Murray
The opinion of the Court was delivered by ‍‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‍Mr. Chief Justice Murray.

Mr. Justice Terry concurred.

On the trial of this cause, the Court ‍‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‍charged the jury orally, without the consent of parties.

This was error by the provisions ‍‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‍of the first section of an Act, passed May 7, 1855, amendatory of an ‍‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‍Act to regulate criminal proceedings. The rule prescribed by the statute is mandatory and ‍‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‍not directory.

Judgment reversed and new trial ordered.