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State v. NeagleState v. Neagle

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
May 4, 1876
Reporters:
,
Before:
Walton
Walton, J.

Upon the trial of one charged with having in his possession intoxicating liquors with ‍​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‍intent to sell the same in violation of law, the record of a previous conviction of a similar offense is admissible in evidence upon the question of intent. ‍​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‍So decided in State v. Plunkett, 64 Maine, 534.

And the docket entries may be read to the jury, when a more extended record has not been made. Leathers v. Cooley, 49 Maine, 337. Pierce v. Goodrich, 47 ‍​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‍Maine, 173. Longley v. Vose, 27 Maine, 179. Read v. Sutton, 2 Cush., 115. Pruden v. Alden, 23 Pick., 184.

Irregularity in the drawing of jurors is not a ground for setting aside a verdict, unless it appears that the party ‍​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‍moving to have the verdict set aside was injured by the irregularity. R. S., c. 82, § 78. R. S., c. 134, § 20. No such injury appears in this ‍​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‍case.

Exceptions overruled.

Judgment on the verdict.

Appleton, C. J., Dickerson, Barrows, Yirgin, Peters and Libbey, JJ., concurred.

Case Details

Case Name: State v. Neagle
Court Name: Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Date Published: May 4, 1876
Citations: 65 Me. 468; 1876 Me. LEXIS 89
Court Abbreviation: Me.
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