Legal Opinion

People v. Foley

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided January 13, 1887PublishedCited by 39 opinions

Error to Clinton. (Smith, J.) Information for murder. The facts are stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the CourtSherwood, J.

This case was an information for the murder of an infant child, about two and one-half months old, during the night of the eleventh day of June, 1885, at Lebanon, in the county of Clinton.

The respondent is the father of the child alleged to. have been murdered.

The testimony in the case tends to show that the child was well and healthy on the evening before it died; that on that night the respondent and his wife went to bed about 10 o’clock, — first, however, putting the child in question, and its twin brother, in the crib together, which stood in front of the bed, and about eight inches…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. People v. MeadMichigan Supreme Court · 1883
  2. Coleman v. . People of the State of N.Y.New York Court of Appeals · 1874
  3. Haskins v. . the PeopleNew York Court of Appeals · 1857
  4. People v. MarbleMichigan Supreme Court · 1878

3Cited by39 opinions

  1. People v. . MolineuxNew York Court of Appeals · 1901
  2. United States v. GreenCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2010
  3. People v. DellabondaMichigan Supreme Court · 1933
  4. State v. ChildersSupreme Court of Kansas · 1977
  5. State v. O'DonnellOregon Supreme Court · 1900

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