People v. Brown

Appellants and one Joseph Tenner were accused in one indictment in two counts: (1) Conspiracy to commit murder; (2) assault with a deadly weapon with intent to commit murder on Florence Brown. All defendants pleaded not guilty and Stoner moreover not guilty because of insanity. On both counts the jury found Brown and Stoner guilty, Tenner or Tannenbaum not guilty. After disagreement of the first jury as to Stoner’s sanity, a second jury found him sane. Motions for a new trial by Brown and Stoner were denied and they appeal from the judgments and orders denying a new trial. The appellants have…