People v. Chung Lit

Citations

• 17 Cal. 320

Syllabus

<p>The objection, in a criminal case, that one of the jurors was an alien, cannot be taken after verdict on motion for new trial—even though the defendant be ignorant of the fact of alienage until after verdict. Defendant must examine the juror on the point, and exercise his right of challenge.</p> <p>The record of a trial for murder need not show affirmatively that the charge to the jury was in writing. The presumption is that the charge was given in the manner required by law, and in the absence of anything to the contrary, this presumption must prevail.</p>