People v. . Patini
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court rendered January 26, 1911, at a Trial Term for the county of Westchester, upon a verdict convicting the defendant of the crime of murder in the first degree. The facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtGray, J.
The defendant was indicted for the crime of murder in the first degree, committed by shooting Guiseppi Vasta with a shotgun. Being tried upon the indictment, the jury returned a verdict of guilty against him as charged. When the case was submitted to the jurors, the evidence was sufficient to warrant them in resting their verdict upon the existence of a deliberate and premeditated design in the defendant to effect the death of the deceased; but, upon the facts disclosed, it was, also, possible for them to believe that the homicide was committed by the defendant, while he was engaged in the…
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