People v. . Skwirsky
New York Court of Appeals
Motion by the district attorney of New York county for judgment of affirmance without argument. Motion by counsel for appellant for leave to withdraw appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
Willard Bartlett, Ch. J.:
The circumstances of this case are peculiar. The appellant was convicted of the crime of murder in the first degree on the 26th day of February, 1913. Judgment of death was duly pronounced against him, and a notice of appeal therefrom served upon the district attorney on April 8th, 1913. Subsequent to the rendition of the judgment the appellant manifested symptoms of insanity, and a commission appointed by the govenor, pursuant to the provisions of section 495a of the Code of Criminal Procedure, found him to be mentally unsound, and he was thereupon committed to the…
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