by John Marshall Harlan

Name: Connors v. United States — Opinion of the Court
Author: by John Marshall Harlan

Connors v. United States — Opinion of the Court

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“Connors v. United States — Opinion of the Court”, is a work by by John Marshall Harlan. It explores elements such as juror, election and ballot.

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by John Marshall Harlan, Connors v. United States — Opinion of the Court

“ If an inquiry of a juror as to his political opinions and associations could ever be appropriate in any case arising under the statute in question, it could only be when it is made otherwise to appear that the particular juror has himself, by his conduct or declarations, given reason to believe that he will regard the case as one involving the interests of political parties rather than the enforcement of a law designed for the protection of the public against frauds in elections. ”

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by John Marshall Harlan, Connors v. United States — Opinion of the Court

“ It is quite true, as suggested by the accused, that he was entitled to be tried by an impartial jury; that is, by jurors who had no bias or prejudice that would prevent them from returning a verdict accordig to the law and evidence. It is equally true that a suitable inquiry is permissible in order to ascertain whether the juror has any bias, opinion, or prejudice that would affect or control the fair determination by him of the issues to be tried. That inquiry is conducted under the supervision of the court, and a great deal must, of necessity, be left to its sound discretion. ”

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by John Marshall Harlan, Connors v. United States — Opinion of the Court

“ If the previous examination of a juror on his voir dire, or the statements of counsel, or any facts brought to the attention of the court had indicated that the juror might, or possibly would, be influenced in giving a verdict by his political surroundings, we would not say that the court could not properly, in its discretion, if it had regarded the circumstances as exceptional, have permitted the inquiry whether the juror's political affiliations or party predilections would bias his judgment as a juror. ”

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by John Marshall Harlan, Connors v. United States — Opinion of the Court

“ Perhaps on general and public questions it is scarcely possible to avoid receiving some prepossessions, and, where a private right depends on such a question, the difficulty of obtaining jurors whose minds are entirely uninfluenced by opinions previously formed is undoubtedly considerable. ”

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by John Marshall Harlan, Connors v. United States — Opinion of the Court

“ The public should not be taught, by the mode in which trials of this character are conducted, that the prosecution of a crime against the laws securing the freedom and integrity of elections for representatives in congress will be regarded by the court as, in effect, a prosecution of a political party to which the accused belongs. ”

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by John Marshall Harlan, Connors v. United States — Opinion of the Court

“ So, also, active participation in politics cannot be said, as matter of law, to imply either unwillingness to enforce the statutes designed to insure honest elections and due returns of the votes cast, or inability to do justice to those charged with violating the provisions of those statutes. ”

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by John Marshall Harlan, Connors v. United States — Opinion of the Court

“ The indictment describes-perhaps with unnecessary particularity-the mode in which the crime charged was committed. If the accused himself unlawfully seized, carried away, and secreted the ballot box, or if he knowingly aided and assisted others in doing so, or if he counseled, advised, and procured others to do so, in either case he was guilty of the crime of having unlawfully interfered with the officers of election in the discharge of their duties. The verdict of guilty had reference to that crime, whether committed in one or the other of the mods specified in the indictment. ”

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by John Marshall Harlan, Connors v. United States — Opinion of the Court

“ We are of opinion that the court correctly rejected the question put to the juror Stewart as to his political affiliations. The law assumes that every citizen is equally interested in the enforcement of the statute enacted to guard the integrity of national elections, and that his political opinions or affiliations will not stand in the way of an honest discharge of his duty as a juror in cases arising under that statute. ”

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