Legal Opinion

People v. . Tobin

New York Court of Appeals

Decided October 27, 1903PublishedCited by 22 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, rendered at a Trial Term for the county of Hew York December-22, 1902, upon a verdict convicting the defendant of the crime of murder in the first degree. The facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the Court

Vann, J.:

The homicide, which is the subject of this appeal, occurred on the 27th of September, 1902. The next month the defendant was indicted, and on the 16th of December following, after a trial which lasted eight days., the jury found him guilty of murder in the first degree and judgment was pronounced accordingly. The counsel who conducted the trial are entitled to the thanks of the court and of the public for the thorough investigation made and the prompt disposition of this important case.

The defendant is thirty-seven years old and has spent about nineteen years of his life in prison.…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Brotherton v. . the PeopleNew York Court of Appeals · 1878
  2. People v. . McElvaineNew York Court of Appeals · 1891

3Cited by22 opinions

  1. People v. . Jung HingNew York Court of Appeals · 1914
  2. State v. LassSupreme Court of Iowa · 1975
  3. People v. SilverNew York Court of Appeals · 1974
  4. State v. MartinArizona Supreme Court · 1967
  5. People v. . RodawaldNew York Court of Appeals · 1904

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