State v. Carstaphen.

Jul 5, 1803
Reporters:
Before:
Hall
Hall, Judge.-

If it shall appear ‍​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‍upon the affidavits of the jurors, that they ‍​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‍did not speak with any person in their ‍​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‍absence, the verdict ought not tobe set aside.

And ‍​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‍this afterwards appearing, the defendant’s counsel did, not ‍​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‍further press his rootiozu.