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Otago Daily Times, Issue 22546, 13 April 1935, Page 6

There was an unusual delay at the opening of a murder trial at Leeds Assizes, when a juryman intimated, after prosecuting counsel had begun his speech, that he was a conscientious ol>jectoi to capital punishment on religious g, guilds. Mr Justice Guddard stopped the case and said to the juryman: "Do you mean it would prevent your giving a true verdict according to the evidence?" "1 am afraid it might influence my judgment," replied the juror. The judge said the juryman had acted quite rightly in revealing his objections, but he bhould have done so before he had been sworn. He then dismissed him. Another juryman was found, and the whole jury had to be resworn before the case could be resumed.