1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. U.S.
  4. 142 U.S.
  5. 142 U.S. 155 (1891)
 

McELVAINE v. BRUSH

No. 1125.

142 U.S. 155 (1891)

McELVAINE v. BRUSH.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided December 21, 1891.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. George M. Curtis for appellant.

The court declined to hear argument for the appellee. Mr. Charles F. Tabor, Attorney General of the State of New York, filed a brief for appellee.

MR. CHIEF JUSTICE FULLER delivered the opinion of the court.

Charles McElvaine was convicted in the Court of Sessions, Kings County, in the State of New York, on October 23, 1889, of the crime of murder in the first degree, committed August 22, 1889, and on October 25, 1889, was sentenced to death. From the judgment of conviction an appeal was duly taken by McElvaine to the Court of Appeals of the State of New York, where the judgment was reversed and a new trial...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases