Jackson v. State

6 Blackf. 461

Opinion

SuixjvaN, J.

The plaintiffs in error were indicted for a riot. Plea, not guilty. "Verdict of guilty, and judgment on the verdict.

This judgment must be reversed. It appears from the transcript of the record, that the jury that tried the cause was composed of eleven men only, and not twelve as the law requires. This is a fatal defect on writ of error. 1 Chitt. Or. Law, 505. ■

Per Curiam.—The judgment is reversed. Cause remanded for another trial.