Legal Opinion

People v. . Farmer

New York Court of Appeals

Decided February 9, 1909PublishedCited by 8 opinions

The facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the Court

Chase, J.:

The homicide of Sarah Brennan, for which the defendant has been convicted, was committed in the village of Brownville, Jefferson county, about four miles from the city of Watertown, on Thursday, April 23, 1908. The body of the deceased was found on Monday, April 27, in a trunk owned by and in the possession of the defendant. The defendant, under her general plea of not guilty, attempted at the trial to establish that she was insane and wholly irresponsible for any acts relating to the homicide that might be found against her. It is necessary for us to state briefly the principal…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. People v. . BloomNew York Court of Appeals · 1908
  2. Bank of Utica v. MersereauNew York Court of Chancery · 1848
  3. People v. . BraschNew York Court of Appeals · 1908
  4. People v. . RogersNew York Court of Appeals · 1908
  5. People v. . McElvaineNew York Court of Appeals · 1891

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. United States v. De VastoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1931
  2. State v. StevensonWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1962
  3. Tooisgah v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1943
  4. Harrison v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1975
  5. Harrison v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1975

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