The following excerpt is from People v. Crowley, 102 N.Y. 234, 6 N.E. 384 (N.Y. 1886):
The opinion entertained by a juror which disqualifies him is an opinion of that fixed character which repels the presumption of innocence in a criminal case, and whereby, in the mind of the juror, the accused stands condemned already. People v. Barker, (Mich.) 27 N. W. Rep. 539.
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