People v. . Becker
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, rendered October 30, 1912, at an extraordinary Trial Term for the county of New York, 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 opinions. The principle that every man accused of crime is entitled to a fair trial was grossly violated by the trial justice.
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Appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, rendered October 30, 1912, at an extraordinary Trial Term for the county of New York, 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 opinions. The principle that every man accused of crime is entitled to a fair trial was grossly violated by the trial justice. (People v. Patrick, 182 N. Y. 187.) The remarks of the district attorney in his opening address to the jury were extremely prejudicial. (Tucker v. Henniker, 41 N. H. 317; People v. Fielding, 158 N. Y. 548;…
1Opinion of the CourtHiscock, J.
At about two o’clock in the morning of July 16, 1912, in one of the most public portions of the city of New York at such an hour, one Herman Rosenthal was shot to death in the street. While he was a gambler and lawbreaker, his murder aroused great public interest and excitement, first, because of the barbarous defiance of law displayed in the manner of his killing, and, second, because he was about to appear before a grand jury and give evidence to establish improper relationship between members of the police force in said city and unlawful resorts, and wherefrom arose the possibility for…
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