State v. Bush

Citations

• 117 La. 463
• 41 So. 793
• 1906 La. LEXIS 723

Syllabus

<p>L Criminal Law — Appeal—Objections to Charge.</p> <p>Objections to the charge, not made before verdict, will not be considered on appeal.</p> <p>[Ed. Note. — Eor cases in point, see vol. 14, Cent. Dig. Criminal Law, § 2022.]</p> <p>2 Indictment — Motion to Quash.</p> <p>Motion to quash on the ground of the incompetency of one of the grand jurors comes too late after plea.</p> <p>[Ed. Note. — Eor cases in point, see vol. 27, Cent. Dig. Indictment and Information, § 473.]</p> <p>3. Grand Jury — Disqualification ofJuror.</p> <p>Being charged with an offense not cognizable by the grand jury — for instance, the breach of a municipal ordinance — does not disqualify a grand juror.</p> <p>4. Jury — Competency of Juror.</p> <p>A juror who has declared that he thinks he is incompetent, because the deceased was bis friend, but who, on being further questioned, says that, if sworn as a juror, he will try tlie case according to the law and the evidence, just as if he had not known the deceased, is competent. It is not for the juror to decide whether lie is competent, but for the court.</p> <p>[Ed. Note. — For cases in point, see vol. 31, Cent. Dig. Jury, §§ 437, 594.]</p> <p>(Syllabus by the Court.)</p>