People v. Pine
New York Supreme Court
The defendant was indicted for the murder of Mrs. Russell, and pleaded not guilty. He was tried at the oyer and terminer in Dutchess county, in April, 1848, before Justice Barculo. The following is the charge to the jury given by the judge. The facts of the case, so far as they bore upon the defence of insanity set up by the prisoner, sufficiently appear from the charge.
1Opinion of the CourtBarculo, J.
Gentlemen of the jury : The solemn duty of deciding upon the guilt or innocence of the prisoner at the bar, now devolves upon you. The importance of your verdict to him, as well as its influence and effect upon the interests of society, requires at your hands a careful and thorough examination of the evidence. If he be innocent, let him go free. But if he be guilty, let him not escape the punishment due to his crime, by your want of firmness, nor by reason of your shrinking from the faithful discharge of your sworn duty. You are merely to answer to the question of guilt or innocence: you have…
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