Mangano v. State

Citations

• 29 Ohio C.C. Dec. 530
• 17 Ohio C.C. (n.s.) 595
• 1910 Ohio Misc. LEXIS 444

Syllabus

<p>CRIMINAL LAW — JURY.</p> <p>Juror Stating He Would Not Recommend to Mercy Disqualified.</p> <p>A proposed juror in a first degree murder case, who, in answer to a question by the prosecuting attorney as to what his mental attitude would be toward a recommendation to mercy, if he . should be clearly of the opinion, after hearing the evidence, that the accused was guilty of the crime charged against him, states that under the circumstances described in the question he would not recommend the accused to mercy, may be challenged for cause, but if not so challenged, a verdict of guilty without recommendation to mercy will not be reversed because such juror served in the case.</p>