Legal Opinion
People v. Johnson
New York Court of Appeals
Decided November 19, 1940PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSeaks, J.
During the late evening of January 1, 1940, the defendant Stanley Johnson shot and killed a woman named Elizabeth Dale in her home in the city of Auburn, N. Y. The grand jury indicted the defendant for the crime of murder in the first degree. The trial of the indictment began on the 29th day of January, 1940, and resulted in the conviction of the defendant of the crime charged on the 16th day of February. From the conviction the defendant has appealed to this court.
The victim of the shooting was a married woman separated from her husband and living with three children and her father. The…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- People v. SherwoodNew York Court of Appeals · 1936
- People v. . EspositoNew York Court of Appeals · 1918
- People v. TeiperAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1919
- People v. SantiniAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1927
- People v. SantiniNew York Court of Appeals · 1927
3Cited by34 opinions
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- State v. BerrySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1980
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