State v. Leo

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Gummere, Chief Justice.

The plaintiff in error was indicted by the grand jury of Essex county for the murder of his wife, the specific charge being that he intentionally set fire to her clothing, or caused fire to be set thereto, thereby producing her death. The trial upon this indictment resulted in his conviction; the verdict being that he was guilty of murder in the second degree. We are now asked to set aside that conviction because (as it is alleged) of injurious errors committed by the trial court in its rulings upon evidence, and in the charge to…