New York Court of Appeals

The People of the State of New York v. . Howard C. Benham

October 24, 1899160 N.Y. 402

Summary

The New York Court of Appeals affirmed Howard C. Benham's murder conviction, holding that the corpus delicti was established, the prosecution's evidence of prussic acid poisoning was sufficient to prove criminal agency, and the trial court did not err in evidentiary rulings, jury instructions, or denial of a new trial.