Legal Opinion
People v. Esposito
New York Court of Appeals
Decided January 22, 1942PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtConway, J.
The defendants were convicted of murder in the first degree, and sentenced to be executed, after a trial in the Court of General Sessions in New York County. They had pleaded not guilty with a specification of insanity pursuant to section 336 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, and it was contended on their behalf that they were legally insane at the time of the commission of the crime and at the time of arraignment and trial.
On the 14th day of January, 1941, Alfred Kláusman, the deceased, was employed at No. 6 East Thirty-fourth street, Manhattan, New York city, and on that day collected his…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Freeman v. PeopleNew York Supreme Court · 1847
- People v. . HochNew York Court of Appeals · 1896
- People v. . McElvaineNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
- People v. . TobinNew York Court of Appeals · 1903
- People v. PershaecNew York Court of General Session of the Peace · 1939
3Cited by37 opinions
- Lee v. County Ct. of Erie CountyNew York Court of Appeals · 1971
- State v. WhitlowSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1965
- People v. LeyraNew York Court of Appeals · 1951
- State v. SwinburneSupreme Court of Missouri · 1959
- McIntosh v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1949
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