People v. Warner

Mar 6, 1884
Reporters:
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Before:
Champlin
Champlin, J.

Respondent was tried upon an information charging ‍‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‍him with committing an assault upon a constable with intent thereby to resist the ‍‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‍officer in the service of an execution. The jury found the defendant guilty of ‍‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‍a simple assault. The questions raised by the respondent, in consequence of the verdict ‍‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‍of the jury, become unimportant, and therefore the circuit court is advised to proceed ‍‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‍to judgment upon the verdict.

The other Justices concurred.