New York Court of Appeals

Lester Brotherton, Plaintiff in Error v. the People of the State of New York, Defendants in Error

November 12, 187875 N.Y. 159

Summary

The Court of Appeals affirmed the conviction, holding that the deceased's ante‑mortem statements were admissible as dying declarations, that the indictment was properly authenticated despite the missing foreman’s certificate, and that the trial judge's instructions on insanity were correct and did not constitute reversible error.