People v. Fanshawe
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from court of general sessions, ¡New York county. John M. ¡D. Fanshawe was indicted for arson in the first degree, and convicted. From judgment of conviction, and from orders denying his motions for arrest of judgment and a new trial, he appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
O’Brien,
J. The great number of questions presented by the defendant, (appellant,) including, among others, the contention that the verdict was against the law and against the evidence, and that the indictment itself was materially defective, will necessitate not only an examination of the latter, but also a review of all the evidence in the voluminous record presented.
At the outset a statement of the facts proven will be necessary in order to *866make a disposition of the motion made by counsel for defendant at tne close of the case for the prosecution to direct a verdict of acquittal upon the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Dedieu v. . the PeopleNew York Court of Appeals · 1860
- Sindram v. . People of the State of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1882
- People v. CotteralNew York Supreme Court · 1820
- the People Against Rose ButlerNew York Supreme Court · 1819
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