People v. Wilson
People v. Wilson.
Opinion of the Court
Defendant was convicted of violation of the prohibition law. Thirty-three days after verdict he made a motion for a new trial. The statute, Act No. 175, Pub. Acts 1927, chap. 10, § 2, provides:
"Motions for new trials shall be made within 30 days after verdict, and not afterwards."
The time is jurisdictional, and the motion came too late. Nichols v. Houghton Circuit Judge , 185 Mich. 654 (Ann. Cas. 1917 D, 100). Moreover, a proper exercise of judicial discretion would not have justified a new trial on the showing made by defendant.
It is contended that one of the jurors, Mrs. Alexander Lee, otherwise competent, was disqualified because her name did not appear on the assessment roll of her township (3 Comp. Laws 1915, § 12190), and the fact was not discovered until after trial. When drawn as a juror, she was not challenged for *Page 284 cause on that ground. The objection was waived. People v. Avery , 244 Mich. 644 .
Judgment is affirmed.
FELLOWS, WIEST, CLARK, McDONALD, and SHARPE, JJ., concurred. NORTH, C.J., and POTTER, J., did not sit.
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