People v. Cashin

The defendant was convicted of the crime of murder in the first degree on December 10, 1931, and was sentenced to death on December twenty-third of the same year. He now moves for a new trial upon the ground of newly-discovered evidence.

The essential facts concerning the conviction are that on the 19th day of February, 1931, two men armed with guns entered a speakeasy at 49 Lexington avenue and held up the place. While they were in the act of committing this robbery, Police Officers Pape and Scheuing entered the place. They were dressed in plain clothes. Officer Scheuing was killed by one of…