People v. Majone
New York Supreme Court
Appeal by defendant from the judgment of the Court of General Sessions of the County of New York, by which the defendant was convieted of the crime of murder in the first degree, and sentenced to punishment of death, and also from an order denying a motion made upon the minutes for a new trial.
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Appeal by defendant from the judgment of the Court of General Sessions of the County of New York, by which the defendant was convieted of the crime of murder in the first degree, and sentenced to punishment of death, and also from an order denying a motion made upon the minutes for a new trial. The indictment which was found charges that on the 9th ■day of December, 1881, the prisoner made an assault with a loaded pistol upon Maria Selta, with a deliberate and premeditated design to effect her death, and that, as a result of such assault, she died. The trial was had in April, 1882. The facts…
1Opinion of the CourtDaniels, J.
By the -indictment the defendant was accused of the crime of murder in the first degree, in taking the life of Maria Yallindina Selta, by means of the discharge of a pistol loaded with powder and a leaden bullet. And by the evidence which was given the fact was .proved that on December 9, 1881,. he discharged a pistol so loaded at the head of the deceased, and in consequence of the, wound then received by her, she died very soon afterwards. The case was submitted to the jury very .carefully and thoroughly, by the judge presiding at the trial, and no objection was taken to its submission, or…
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- Justice v. . LangNew York Court of Appeals · 1873
- Sindram v. . People of the State of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1882
- Leighton v. PeopleNew York Supreme Court · 1881
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- The People v. . BeckwithNew York Court of Appeals · 1886