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 final discharge 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 /

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Author / Creator:Goodwin, Robert M., defendant.
Imprint:New-York : G.L. Birch & Co., 1820-1821.
[Buffalo, New York] : William S. Hein & Co., [2007]
Description:1 online resource (1 volume (290 pages)) : plans.
Language:English
Series:HeinOnline world trials
HeinOnline New York legal research library
World trials library.
New York legal research library.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7298726
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Varying Form of Title:Part 1 has caption title: Trial, &c. at a Court of General Sessions of the Peace, held in and for the city and county of New-York, on the 18th day of February, 1820
Part 2 has title: The Case of Robert M. Goodwin, Esq. charged with killing James Stoughton, Esq. containing the whole of the proceedings, arguments, motions and points of law and practice, in the Court of Sessions, Supreme Court, Court of sittings, and at chambers : continued down till his final trial, acquittal, and discharge
Other authors / contributors:Sampson, William, 1764-1836, reporter.
New York (State). Court of General Sessions (New York County)
New York (State). Supreme Court.
Notes:2 bibliographic volumes in 1 physical volume.
Volume 2 published by Ellam Bliss, 1821.
Includes indexes.
Description based on PDF title page, viewed April 24, 2008.