People v. . Jackson
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from judgment of the Court of Oyer and Terminer of the county of Oneida, entered April 20, 1888, upon a verdict convicting the defendant of the crime of murder in the first degree. The facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion. The court erred in granting the application for an order of continuance under «the circumstances. (1 Burr. 510, 511; 1 Chit, on Crim.
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Appeal from judgment of the Court of Oyer and Terminer of the county of Oneida, entered April 20, 1888, upon a verdict convicting the defendant of the crime of murder in the first degree. The facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion. The court erred in granting the application for an order of continuance under «the circumstances. (1 Burr. 510, 511; 1 Chit, on Crim. Law, 492 ; Ogden v. Payne, 5 Cow. 15; Hooker v. Rodgers, 6 id. 15; People v. Vermilyea, 7 id. 368; People v. Horton, 4 Park. Cr. 222; 1 Colby’s Crim. Law, 308-310; Comm. v. Knapp, 9 Pick. 496; 66 Cow. 577.) It was error…
1Opinion of the CourtDanforth, J.
The matters to be determined relate to the rulings of the court upon questions raised by defendant’s counsel before the commencement of the trial and during its progress. The first was on an application to the court, made March 19th, for a postponement of the trial to the November term. It was refused. The court had power to grant the application, but the affidavits presented, apart from the absence of the witness, showed nothing more than that the private and personal convenience of the defendant or his counsel would be promoted by the delay asked, and the judge might well conclude that a…
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