Case Name: PALMER vs. CIRCUIT JUDGE (Saginaw)
Court: Michigan Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Michigan
Decision Date: 1892-05-11
Citations: 1 McGrath 867
Docket Number: No. 12724
Parties: PALMER vs. CIRCUIT JUDGE (Saginaw),
Judges: 
Reporter: Mandamus cases decided in the Supreme court of Michigan
Volume: 1
Pages: 867–867

Head Matter:
PALMER vs. CIRCUIT JUDGE (Saginaw),
No. 12724.

Opinion:
To grant a new trial because of the misconduct of the jury.
Denied May 11, 1892.
Respondent was convicted of murder in the second degree. He insisted that the shooting was in self-defense. Both parties were armed, deceased with a revolver, and defendant with a gun. The jury was allowed to visit the scene of the shooting (a saloon).
It is claimed, that the order did not contemplate that the jury should take with them the gun and the revolver. Both were, however, taken and experimented with. The saloon keeper was allowed to explain certain of the incidents surrounding the tragedy, and to point out certain bullet holes in the wall and door and explain how made.