People v. Bodine
Court for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors
The prisoner was indicted in the oyer and terminer of Richmond county, in June, 1844, for the murder of Emeline Houseman, the wife of George W. Houseman, and pleaded not guilty in that court. The indictment was removed into this court by certiorari at the instance of the prosecution, and at the last July term the court, by rule, (pursuant to 2 R. S. 733, § 1,) directed the trial to take place in the city and county of New-York.
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The prisoner was indicted in the oyer and terminer of Richmond county, in June, 1844, for the murder of Emeline Houseman, the wife of George W. Houseman, and pleaded not guilty in that court. The indictment was removed into this court by certiorari at the instance of the prosecution, and at the last July term the court, by rule, (pursuant to 2 R. S. 733, § 1,) directed the trial to take place in the city and county of New-York. The prisoner was tried at the circuit court held in that city in March, 1845, before Edmonds, C. Judge, and was found guilty by the jury. It appeared by the bill of…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court, Beardsley, J.
The prisoner was indicted in the county of Richmond for the alleged murder of one Emeline Houseman, and was tried on that indictment at a late circuit court held in the city and county of New-York, and found guilty. On the trial various exceptions were taken by the prisoner’s counsel, upon points of law which arose and were decided by the circuit judge. These exceptions have been fully and ably argued and have been examined and considered with that care and attention which such a case must ever demand, and with that solicitude and anxiety to arrive at a correct…
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