People v. . Governale
New York Court of Appeals
The facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Chase, J.:
The defendant was indicted for the crime of murder in the first degree. On the trial he was sworn as a witness in his own behalf, and testified that he shot George M. Sechler while in the hallway hereinafter mentioned. He further testified, “ I fired to kill.”
On Sunday afternoon, April 14, 1907, about 5 :45 o’clock, two young Italian men entered a small building maintained as a urinal near the south end of Washington Square park, in the city of New York. The defendant and his brother were then in, the building, but the defendant’s brother had started to leave the building as the…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- People v. . MolineuxNew York Court of Appeals · 1901
- People v. . Del VermoNew York Court of Appeals · 1908
- The People v. . ConroyNew York Court of Appeals · 1884
- Coleman v. . People of the State of N.Y.New York Court of Appeals · 1873
- People v. . HuterNew York Court of Appeals · 1906
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