Tully v. People

Jan 13, 1859
Reporters:
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The Chief Justice:

The statute (Gomp. L. § 5113) .is imperative ‍​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‍that the jury in their verdict, or the Court on plea of guilty, shall ‍​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‍determine the degree of the crime. The judgment must be reversed.*

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See the following authorities ‍​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‍cited in the brief of counsel for plaintiff in error: People v. Potter, 5 Mich. ‍​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‍l; Dick ®. State» 8 O, S, R. 89; Parks -y. State, Ibid. 101; Jolmson ¶. State, 17 Ala. 618; Kirby n. State, 7 Yerg. 259; dobia v. State, 16 Ala, 781; jState v. Dowd, 19 dorm. 889; McGee u ‍​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‍State, 8 Mo. 495; State v. Upton, 20 Mo, 897; Mcdarvley v. Urvited States, 1 Morris 486.