People ex rel. Taylor v. Smalley

Relator has been committed by the county judge of the county of Seneca, acting as a magistrate, to await the action of the grand jury upon the charge of murder in the first degree. By this writ it is sought to review that action upon the ground that she was deprived of the examination to which she was entitled under the provisions of sections 188 to 221-b of the Code of Criminal Procedure. While depositions and testimony do not present a very clear and convincing case against her, they contain, nevertheless, sufficient proof of the commission of the crime of murder and some testimony from…