· 3/11/1942
Innis, Speiden & Co. v. Food Machinery Corp.
Citations
- 2 F.R.D. 261
- 53 U.S.P.Q. (BNA) 330
- 1942 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 1680
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- finding no plain error with the trial court's imprecise explanation of death penalty aggravating and mitigating factors at voir dire
- summarily rejecting argument that trial court erred by denying motion for 12 peremptory challenges
- summarily rejecting argument that trial court erred by denying motion for 12 peremptory challenges
- intent to kill may be deduced from the instrument used to produce death, its tendency to destroy life, and the manner of inflicting a fatal wound
- person told jurors outside courtroom two or three times that “ ‘nothing short of the death penalty would be satisfactory’ ”; no prejudice was shown, as remark was momentary, was that person’s personal opinion, and jurors said they would not be affected and would be impartial
- “the complaining party must show actual prejudice.”
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