Trial of Robert M. Goodwin on an indictment of manslaughter for killing James Stoughton, Esq., in Broadway, in the city of New-York, on the 21st day of December, 1819 : tried at the Court of General Sessions of the Peace held in and for the body of the city and county of New-York : including the arguments of counsel and opinions and orders of the court on a motion to bail the prisoner, previous to his trial, after the finding of a Coroner's inquest of wilful murder, and a verdict by a grand jury of manslaughter : and a further motion to bail on the Petit jury being polled and disagreeing in their verdict, and being finally discharged at the close of the session, after a trial which lasted five days, having began on the 14th and ended on the 18th day of March, 1820 : and also a motion to bail on a writ of habeas corpus before His Honour the Mayor, at his office in the City-Hall : and a like motion before His Honour Chief Justice Spencer, at his chambers, with his opinion and order to admit the prisoner to bail /

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Goodwin, Robert M
Corporate Author:	New York (State) Court of General Sessions (New York County)
Other Authors:	Sampson, William
Format:	Electronic Book
Language:	English
Published:	New-York : Printed by G.L. Birch & Co., 1820
Series:	Making of modern law
Subjects:	Goodwin, Robert M > Trials, litigation, etc. Stoughton, James, > -1819 Trials (Manslaughter) > New York (State)