People v. Cottle

Citations

• 6 Cal. 227
• 1856 Cal. LEXIS 103

Syllabus

<p>In criminal cases, it is a good ground of challenge of a juror, that he has expressed an opinion as to the guilt or innocence of the prisoner upon what he had heard at the time he expressed the opinion; and that at the time he so expressed it, he expressed no qualification.</p> <p>The intention of the Legislature was to exclude from the jury box every one who had formed an unqualified opinion, or having formed an opinion, had expressed it without qualification.</p>