People v. . Osmond
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from judgment of Hew York oyer and terminer, convicting defendant of the crime of murder in the first degree.
1Opinion of the CourtPeckham, J.
Examining this record with reference to the statute of 1887, chapter 393, for the purpose of determining Whether the verdict was against the weight of evidence, or against law, or whether justice requires a new trial, we are entirely clear that no new trial should he awarded on any ground mentioned in this statute.
The evidence showed a cool and deliberate murder of the wife of the defendant, and at the same moment the shooting and killing of another person who was then with her.
The defense set up was the insanity of the defendant at the very moment of the killing, or if not insane that his…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Stokes v. . People of the State of N.Y.New York Court of Appeals · 1873
- The People v. . ConroyNew York Court of Appeals · 1884
- People v. EnochCourt for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors · 1834
- Fitzgerrold v. . the PeopleNew York Court of Appeals · 1868
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- People v. LyttonNew York Court of Appeals · 1931
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- Palmore v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1969
- People ex rel. Santangelo v. TutuskaNew York Supreme Court · 1959
- People v. MotelloAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1913
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