Legal Opinion
People v. Snyder
New York Court of Appeals
Decided November 22, 1927PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLehman, J.
On March 20th, 1927, Albert Snyder was killed while lying in bed at his home at Queens Village near Jamaica, New York. His wife, the defendant Ruth Snyder, and their young daughter were in the house at the time. The child’s sleep was unbroken till Ruth Snyder awoke her some hours after Snyder was killed. Mrs. Snyder had been tied hand and foot, so she claimed, by robbers, and had become unconscious from fright and shock. The disturbed condition of the house seemed to corroborate her story that her husband had been killed by men who entered the house to steal. Nevertheless, the police…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- United States v. BallSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
- United States v. MarchantSupreme Court of the United States · 1827
- People v. DoranNew York Court of Appeals · 1927
- Commonwealth v. BoraskyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1913
- Commonwealth v. JamesMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1868
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3Cited by35 opinions
- Malinski v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- People v. La BelleNew York Court of Appeals · 1966
- People v. BogdanoffNew York Court of Appeals · 1930
- Commonwealth v. GalloMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1931
- People v. FisherNew York Court of Appeals · 1928
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