People v. . Hawkins
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from judgment of the Court of Oyer and Terminer in and for the county of Suffolk, entered upon a verdict rendered December 7, 1887, convicting the defendant of the crime of murder in the first degree. The facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion. Everything the defendant said and did np to the very time of the trial, and even upon the trial, may be given in evidence before the jury, and may be considered by the expert in forming his opinion.
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Appeal from judgment of the Court of Oyer and Terminer in and for the county of Suffolk, entered upon a verdict rendered December 7, 1887, convicting the defendant of the crime of murder in the first degree. The facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion. Everything the defendant said and did np to the very time of the trial, and even upon the trial, may be given in evidence before the jury, and may be considered by the expert in forming his opinion. (Cauldwell v. Murphy, 11 N. Y. 416; Werely v. Persons, 28 id. 344; Abeson v. Lord Kinnard, 6 East, 188; 1 Greenl. on Ev. § 102.) The…
1Opinion of the CourtDanforth, J.
The defendant was convicted of murder in the first degree. He alleges error on the part of the trial judge; first, in rejecting evidence to show that he was insane when the act was committed; second, in charging the jury, and, these failing, asks for a new trial upon the ground that the verdict is so against the weight of evidence and against law that justice requires it.
The homicide was committed on the 1st of October, 1887, at the town of Islip. The trial came off on the fifth of December following, and one Dr. Gray, being examined as a witness for the defense, stated that about two weeks…
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