Kerwin v. People

Citations

• 96 Ill. 206
• 1880 Ill. LEXIS 21

Syllabus

<p>Jraoit—competency —freeholder. The fact that a person is not a freeholder does not disqualify him from serving on a jury under the laws of this State, and it is, therefore, no ground of challenge. At the time of the adoption of the constitution of 1870, declaring that the right of trial by jury as theretofore enjoyed shall remain inviolate, and for many years before its adoption, the want of a freehold interest was not a legal exception to a juror.</p>