People v. Singer
Court Of Oyer And Terminer New York
Motion to quash indictment. The facts appear in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtBartlett, J.
The defendant here is indicted for the ■crime of murder in the second degree. While she was in custody, pending a preliminary examination by a magistrate into the charge against her, the case was laid before the grand jury, which subsequently found this indictment. The grand jury caused the prisoner to be taken from the jail and brought before them, and interrogated her in reference to the charge against herself, which they were investigating. By this proceeding it is contended that she was forced to give evidence contrary to that provision of *97the Constitution of the State (also to be found…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Boyd v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- United States v. CoolidgeU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts · 1815
- State v. HamlinSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1879
- United States v. ReedU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Northern New York · 1852
- State v. FowlerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1879
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3Cited by20 opinions
- People v. De FeoNew York Court of Appeals · 1955
- United States v. KimballU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1902
- People v. LauderMichigan Supreme Court · 1890
- People v. BermelNew York Supreme Court · 1911
- People v. LainoNew York Court of Appeals · 1961
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