Volume 8 — New York Criminal Reports

Motion to punish Dilworth Choate for criminal contempt of court. The petition upon which the order to show cause why-respondent should not he punished for criminal contempt of .court, gives the facts of the case, and is as follows : “ First.

<p>Motion to Set Aside Indictment on Grounds Hot Specified in Code of Criminal Procedure—What Evidence Must be Before Grand Jury to Justify Indictment—Code Crim. Proc. §§ 312-313.</p>

Appeal by defendant Robert Yan Brant from a judgment of the general term of the supreme court, in the fifth judicial department, entered upon an order made 5th October 1887, which affirmed the judgment of the court of Oyer and Terminer of the county of Wyoming, convicting defendant of murder in the first degree. The facts appear in the opinion of the court.

Appeal by defendant Nicola Trezza from a judgment of the court of sessions of Kings county entered upon a conviction of murder in the first degree. The facts fully appear in the opinion of the court.

<p>Frivolous Motions for Beargument in Court of Appeals.</p>

Appeal by defendant Martin D. Loppy from a judgment entered in the court of general sessions of New York City, upon a conviction of murder in the first degree. The facts appear in the opinion.

<p>Judge’s Cbaege—Evidence.</p>

Appeal by the people from an order of the general term of the supreme court, in the first department, reversing a judgment entered upon conviction of defendant, Joseph Barondess, at the court of oyer and terminer of New York county. The opinion of the general term and the dissenting opinion of Judge Daniels will be found at 8 JV. T. Criminal Reports, 234, where the facts are also fully stated.

Appeal by defendant, Robert H. Moses, from an order of the court of sessions of Orange county, affirming a judgment entered by a justice of the peace convicting defendant of the offense of Sabbath-breaking.