People v. Trezza

Citations

• 8 N.Y. Crim. 283
• 4 Silv. Ct. App. 356
• 36 N.Y. St. Rep. 149

Syllabus

<p>The appellate court, in the absence of exceptions, is not authorized by section 528 of the Code of Criminal Procedure as amended by L. 1887, ch. 493, to interfere with the finding of a jury in a criminal case when supported by sufficient evidence, unless it appears from the whole record that injustice has been done.</p> <p>Where a homicide has been committed under circumstances showing deliberation and premeditation, it is immaterial whether the crime proceeded from some motive not disclosed, or from general depravity and reckless disregard of human life. In either case, in the absence of lawful excuse or justification the crime is murder in the first degree. ■</p> <p>The evidence in the present case considered and held to show the commission of murder in the first degree.</p>