State v. Farrar

Citations

• 103 Kan. 774
• 176 P. 987
• 1918 Kan. LEXIS 380

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE'COURT.</p> <p>1. Homicide — Misconduct of Jurors¡ — Remarks in Jury-room. Evidence produced at the hearing on the motion for a new trial after a verdict of guilty of murder in the second degree, to the effect that during the deliberations of the jury one or more jurors said the defendant had been convicted of murder in the first degree at a former trial, eon■sidered, and held not to warrant the granting of a new trial under the rule that evidential statements of a prejudicial nature made by a juror on his personal knowledge, and which naturally and probably influenced the verdict, furnish ground for the granting of a new trial, unless the state show the accused suffered no prejudice.</p> <p>2. Same — Triad—No Substantial Error Shown. Various assignments of error considered, and held to be without substantial merit.</p>