People v. Follette

Woodward, J.:

The defendant was indicted for the crime of manslaughter in the first degree. The case was sent to the County Court of Ulster county for trial. The jury found a verdict of guilty, and there is no doubt that there was evidence which would justify the verdict. However, there is so much of error in the case and it is so uncertain what the jury might have done if it had been tried with a proper regard for the rights of the defendant, that I am unwilling to hold that the defendant may not have been prejudiced by these errors, and so have been deprived of his rights under the…