Legal Opinion
People v. Benham
New York Supreme Court
Decided February 15, 1900PublishedCited by 4 opinions
Application for a new trial on the ground of newly-discovered evidence.
1Opinion of the CourtHooker, J.
The defendant, Howard 0. Benham, was indicted in Genesee county for the crime of murder in the first degree, in *468the month of February, 1897. He was charged with having committed this crime at Batavia, H. Y., on the 4th of January, 1897, by administering to his wife, Florence Tout Benh'am, a quantity of hydrocyanic acid — commonly called prussic acid — with the premeditated design and intention of effecting her death thereby, and from which she died at that time.
The defendant was tried upon this indictment at a term of the court held in Genesee county, commencing in June, 1897. This trial…
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- Pierson v. . the PeopleNew York Court of Appeals · 1880
- Durant v. AbendrothNew York Supreme Court · 1888
- Clegg v. New York Newspaper UnionNew York Supreme Court · 1889
- Smith v. MatthewsNew York Supreme Court · 1897
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