People v. Bruggy

The defendant was convicted of murder of the first degree, and is under sentence of death. He appeals from the judgment and order denying his motion for a new trial, and insists that the evidence is not sufficient to support the verdict. The jury had before them many eye-witnesses to the homicide, and also *478evidence showing all the surrounding circumstances. There was some evidence tending to prove the guilt of the defendant as charged, and for that reason, under well-settled principles, we would not be justified in setting aside the verdict.

It is insisted that many of the instructions…