Case Name: STATE v. MIKE WEEKS et al.
Court: Oregon Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Oregon
Decision Date: 1882-10
Citations: 23 Or. 3
Docket Number: 
Parties: STATE v. MIKE WEEKS et al.
Judges: 
Reporter: Oregon Reports
Volume: 23
Pages: 3–3

Head Matter:
[Decided at October term, 1882.]
STATE v. MIKE WEEKS et al.
Verdict — Uncertainty—Amendment.—A verdict in a case where two defendants are jointly prosecuted that reads, “We the jury find the defendant guilty as charged,” is void for uncertainty; and such a verdict cannot be amended to show that it was intended to convict both defendants.
Jackson County. Defendants appeal.
Reversed.
Not heretofore officially reported.

Opinion:
Waldo, J.
On the trial of two defendants for larceny, a verdict which reads,. " We, the jury empanneled to try the above case, find the defendant guilty as charged in the indictment," is void for uncertainty. Such a verdict cannot be amended on the affidavits of the jurors showing that they intended to convict both defendants: Richards v. Sperry, 7 Wis. 219. Judgment reversed and new trial ordered: Corn v. Call, 21 Pick. 514; Stuart's Case, 28 Gratt. 967; Hogan v. State, 30 Wis. 428.