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SNYDER v. MASSACHUSETTS

No. 241.

291 U.S. 97 (1934)

SNYDER v. MASSACHUSETTS.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 8, 1934.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. A.C. Webber, with whom Messrs. Henry P. Fielding and L.H. Weinstein were on the brief, for petitioner.

Mr. Joseph E. Warner, Attorney General of Massachusetts, with whom Mr. George B. Lourie, Assistant Attorney General, and Mr. Frank G. Volpe were on the brief, for respondent.

MR. JUSTICE CARDOZO delivered the opinion of the Court.

On April 9, 1931, James M. Kiley was shot to death at a gasoline station at Somerville, Massachusetts. Three men, Garrick, Donnellon and the petitioner Snyder, joined in the murder and in the attempted robbery that led to it. Garrick confessed to his part in the crime and became a witness for the state. Donnellon and Snyder were tried together and sentenced to be put...

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