Wright v. People

Michigan Supreme Court

Wright v. People

33 Mich. 300, 1876 Mich. LEXIS 40

CourtMichigan Supreme Court

DecidedJanuary 19, 1876

StatusPublished

Cited by7 cases

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Wright v. People, 33 Mich. 300, 1876 Mich. LEXIS 40 (Mich. 1876).

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held that the written finding.of the jury must control under the circumstances disclosed by this record as to what their real verdict was; that there being no such offense under our statutes as' an assault with intent to kill, the statutory offense being an assault with intent to commit the crime of murder, this written verdict cannot be construed as a finding that defendant was guilty of any thing more than an assault and battery; and that the sentence, therefore, was one not authorized by the verdict.

Judgment reversed, and prisoner discharged.

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The Court

held that the written finding.of the jury must control under the circumstances disclosed by this record as to what their real verdict was; that there being no such offense under our statutes as' an assault with intent to kill, the statutory offense being an assault with intent to commit the crime of murder, this written verdict cannot be construed as a finding that defendant was guilty of any thing more than an assault and battery; and that the sentence, therefore, was one not authorized by the verdict.

Judgment reversed, and prisoner discharged.

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33 Mich. 300, 1876 Mich. LEXIS 40, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/wright-v-people-mich-1876.

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