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.