People v. Perkins

Aug 15, 1828
Reporters:
Before:
Savage

By the Court,

Savage, C. J.

We are of opinion that ‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‍the verdict was irregular. The prisoner was indicted, and tried for an offence, formerly ‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‍called capital. And though many of the ancient forms on trials are now dispensed with, ‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‍the prisoner should have been present on receiving the verdict, so that he might have ‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‍availed himself of the right of polling the jury. We advise that the verdict be set ‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‍aside, and that there be a new trial.