People v. . McQuade
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal by defendant Arthur J. McQuade from a judgment of the General Term of the Supreme Court in the First Department, of May 18, 1888, affirming a judgment of the Court of General Sessions of the Peace for the City and County of New York, Hon. Fbedebiok Smyth, Recorder, presiding, entered upon a conviction of defendant of bribery.
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Appeal by defendant Arthur J. McQuade from a judgment of the General Term of the Supreme Court in the First Department, of May 18, 1888, affirming a judgment of the Court of General Sessions of the Peace for the City and County of New York, Hon. Fbedebiok Smyth, Recorder, presiding, entered upon a conviction of defendant of bribery. The facts in the present case in their main features are the same as in the cases-of Jaehne, O’Neill, and Sharp, all indicted, tried, and convicted of the same offense, and are set forth in detail in the report of People v. Sharp, at General Term ; see 5 R. H.…
1Opinion of the CourtBeady, J.
* The defendant was placed upon trial the second time; the jury first impaneled having disagreed. The charge against him and others had created great attention, and the publications in regard to it were numerous, including the evidence or portions of it. Many jurors were examined before those herein were declared to be competent, and some exceptions were taken to the rulings of the learned recorder, made in regard to several of the jurors rejected as well as those accepted. Two of the latter, Ottenburg and Davis, had formed opinions prior to the trial, and had read the published evidence,…
2Cases cited39 opinions
- Spies v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
- Hopt v. UtahSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
- Spies v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1887
- People v. . SharpNew York Court of Appeals · 1887
- The People v. . JaehneNew York Court of Appeals · 1886
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