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People v. Druse

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Oct 26, 1886
103 N.Y. 655 (N.Y. 1886)

Summary

In People v. Druse (103 N.Y. 655) the judgment under review convicted the defendant of murder in the first degree, and the court said: "The rule is that after evidence has been given by a defendant, tending to show that the homicide was committed in self-defense, he may follow it by proof of the general reputation of the deceased for quarrelsomeness and violence.

Summary of this case from People v. Zigouras

Opinion

Argued October 13, 1886

Decided October 26, 1886

H.D. Luce for appellant.

Eugene E. Sheldon for respondent.


ANDREWS, J., reads for affirmance.

All concur.

Judgment affirmed.


Summaries of

People v. Druse

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Oct 26, 1886
103 N.Y. 655 (N.Y. 1886)

In People v. Druse (103 N.Y. 655) the judgment under review convicted the defendant of murder in the first degree, and the court said: "The rule is that after evidence has been given by a defendant, tending to show that the homicide was committed in self-defense, he may follow it by proof of the general reputation of the deceased for quarrelsomeness and violence.

Summary of this case from People v. Zigouras
Case details for

People v. Druse

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v . ROXALANA DRUSE…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Oct 26, 1886

Citations

103 N.Y. 655 (N.Y. 1886)
3 N.Y. St. Rptr. 617

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