People v. Keating
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from Livingston county court. Jeremiah O. Keating was convicted of in the first sentenced to five years’ imprisonment in the state’s prison, and appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLewis, J.
The circumstances attending the commission of the crime of which the defendant was convicted were exceedingly cruel and brutal. The defendant was one of four men who planned the assault which was made upon the deceased, William L. Joslyn, and which resulted in his death. Joslyn was assaulted when standing quietly upon the sidewalk, in the village of Mt. Morris. Daniel J. Keating, one of the defendant’s party, made an attack upon him, striking him in the face with his fists, knocking him down, and continued beating him while down, until he succeeded in breaking his neck, causing his death. The…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- State v. NeunerSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1881
- Commonwealth v. PembertonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1875
- Hughes v. FarrarSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1858
- Miller v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1877
3Cited by1 opinion
- The ThrasherCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1909