New York Court of Appeals
The People of the State of New York v. . William S. Brasch
October 6, 1908193 N.Y. 46
Summary
The Court of Appeals affirmed the murder conviction, holding that the trial court did not err in denying a preliminary examination of confession witnesses, that the confessions were properly corroborated by additional evidence to satisfy the statutory corpus delicti requirement, and that the jury instructions on the defendant's character were proper.