State v. Ingram

Citations

• 23 Or. 434
• 31 P. 1049
• 1893 Ore. LEXIS 40

Syllabus

<p>1. Jukoes — Qualification—Fixed Opinion —Code, ? 185. — Where a juror at first says he has a fixed opinion, but upon further examination states that he can decide the case on the testimony regardless of his previous impressions, he is qualified under Hill’s Code, ¡5 185, subdivision 2. State v. Tom, 8 Or. 177; Kumli v. So. Pac. Co. 21 Or. 505, approved and followed.</p> <p>2. Muedee — Evidence of Motive.— On the trial of defendant for the murder of his brother, it is competent, for the purpose of showing a motive for the crime, and the relations existing between the parties, to admit evidence that defendant was disinherited by his father’s will, while the deceased was amply provided for, and that in the contest over the will, shortly before the murder was committed, the taking of the deposition of the deceased was objected to by defendant, and the hearing continued on that account.</p>