Legal Opinion

People v. . Strait

New York Court of Appeals

Decided February 25, 1896PublishedCited by 20 opinions

Appeal from a judgment convicting defendant of murder.

1Opinion of the CourtHaight, J.

defendant, Martin V. Strait, was 54 years of age, a miller by occupation, of large and muscular build, well-informed, and intelligent. He married when 19 years of age, and had three sons, now grown to manhood. About 10 years ago he separated from his wife, and subsequently procured a divorce. He then married Jean H. Galkins, with whom he lived for about six years, and until September 16, 1894, when she left him, and went to reside with her sister, Mrs. Whitford, at No. 104 Bast Hudson street, in the city of Elmira. It appears that a reconciliation was effected, and that they lived together…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Clapp v. . FullertonNew York Court of Appeals · 1866
  2. Jefferson Insurance v. H. & D. Cotheal.New York Supreme Court · 1831
  3. People v. . TaylorNew York Court of Appeals · 1893
  4. Dickinson v. BarberMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1812
  5. Heald v. ThingSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1858

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. People v. DiPiazzaNew York Court of Appeals · 1969
  2. Queenan v. Territory of OklahomaSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1901
  3. People v. . BenhamNew York Court of Appeals · 1899
  4. People v. SamuelsNew York Court of Appeals · 1951
  5. People v. KeoughNew York Court of Appeals · 1937

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