State v. . Franklin Freeman

Jan 5, 1872
Reporters:
Before:
Reade
*648 Reade, J.

Upon the rendition of tbe verdict “ not ‍​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‍guil■“ty,” by‘the jury, nothing more appearing against the defen- • danfe, he was entitled to be discharged, and ‍​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‍it was the duty of the Court to render judgment accordingly.

His Honor had no power to set ‍​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‍aside the verdict for the cause assigned, nor to grant a new trial on motion of the ‍​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‍State, nor had the State the right of appeal. See State v. Phillips, at this term.

This will be certified to the end ‍​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‍that the defendant may be discharged.

Peis Curiam. Judgment reversed.