| Show STREET SUSTAINED i A Soprems Court Opinion In lbs ° I Case of Geor s Bites IJJ l 4 j 1 4f f A JOllY OF KlOlir IS YAL1U 0 0 In All Cases Uicrji Irlah fjr Capital j I CrlniM Dili Wa < Murder lu I I J t tlie Scjtul Dtgrot I j 1 0 Chief JustIce Z > ue banded down an i oplulon I In tbeSupreme Court today lu 1 I hocneo of the Slate against Ueorga note all pellanl The Judgment of I 1 and the j tbo lower court Is tClrmedaud I opinion 1 concurred lu by Araocltt i Justlcee Miner and Birtob I II r1 1 Bates woo tried on an Indictment charging him wilts the murder of Jobn I him soOn tbe ° Nordqulst by striking blD upon 1 of wood Ha UcuJ with n pole I woe tried before Judge Mired In fool county on April 71S9G and convicted by a Jury of eight men Tbe I I I alter act Is I assigned as error In the i 0 trial the defendant contending for a lro 0 trial by a Jury consisting of twelve citizens alleging toil the trial by las ciluo alllog ° I ester Jury was contrary to section 7 of I f I article 1 of Ihe HIt Constitution i f shall be which declares that no perion Ib1 deprived uf IHr liberty or property I I 1 without due procees ol law I 10 HC 1 o tUU ao oaoeucuoomeo I it anyt ° Iu courlt geor1 I urlsdlctlon ticept in capital 1 cases a I J ury shall coniet of eight luroii I Aha II Rrll II 01 Ibe Peer1 Coull hutton U Is stipulated that In all I grIm r moat prosecullous Ih arcJod shall en Joy the right to 0 0 0 a trial by Impartial Jury ol nba Slate and dIe I I Irlct wbrielu lIon crime shall bavu been ojmmlttud 00 Ibo Jury question Cblef Justice Zauesayt To uola that the authors of the Slab Conitltutlon Intended by tbeuie of the pbr due procemof aw > to require a jury of twelve JurorH In 0 allcatr would be to bay In eflcct that tbey luteudod to create a repugnancy j repug-nancy In that Iriitrunienl The rules ooh o-oh construction of constitutional I law I Ito as well as statute law requires tbat oh I both tectlnns shall be nllowt l ti > stand I I 1 j and effect be given to each We aro I Iii r Ibu opinion I that they can both II 0 sland together and that no ooclllot 0 ollgJ I wan Intended i Ii No error li found IB the rullncaof tbe lower ccurt nod Ibe Judgment It therefore aOlrincd I |
