Oliver v. Justices of New York Supreme Court

Application for prohibition denied, cross motions to dismiss granted, and petition dismissed. The circumstances here reviewed, unprecedented so far as we are able to ascertain, may be stated quite simply. Petitioner stood trial for murder in Supreme Court, New York County and, in addition to the count of murder, the court charged the lesser included crime of manslaughter, first degree. Charged just after the opening of the court day, the jury deliberated all day except for interruptions for instruction and reading of testimony. At the end of the day, the jury reported that a verdict had been…