New-York tribune., 1873-02-15
TILE COURTS.
urSTICE UNDER SPURS. .


AN ACT LIMITING DELAY IN MURDER CASES.
An act relating to motions for new trials ana
wrts OF error drawn by Recorder Hacket and
will be sent TO The Legislature with a request for is
psssage As it applies only TO this city the protector
believes that it will meet with no opposition from men,
bers from other counties. IL differs from all other
propositions as it limit TO delay in murder cases,
by obtaining opinions before sentence day arrives Tue
act is follows:
upon convictions in the Court Of oyer and 1ermner
e Pesee in and Tor the Civ snd County Of EewYoE gp.
late m The Court Of appeals the procedure aPon saen & VIII o. .0
Jly DO enao as Jolows;
sscrIos LIeepi Only of misconduct committed by
petit Juror uron su5 trial between The time Of his being
mpaleei AL discharged no motion f9r new tal ha De enter
District the Court OF General sessions OF ta Peace N na e
assigned ground motion for such trial shall be founded
upon Informing the Court Of the alleged misconduct bat upon
S Ii hI h. s@ony es %ya os Ell y d Goa % Or H az noo
had S S NO pssss s S fG. % % 's e cos " OYER n
the First Judicial District the Court Of General Sessions iae f,' &c
bs only issue we allowed b. the supreme Court Of the
F Judicial District or BY Judge Of the Court Of Appeals whether
h oet Of oaT or IL o. Ce Of & q S eg'gS' ag a Se
shall be 'ose on said Ia S & fi'R S9 ,SSs G p % S
directly Court oAppes ami With the same effect Of return aud
admebs Of the supreme Court Of
% %SD.@ Mo S o. Of % aS Of fSn sne & ] Of DE Ps
ami County Of HewYok shall be efua or valid unless any
lines OF judge counsel tie time for settling may be sI
fist Judicial Ds,de Which order be lied Win The CLERK
o. the 9 0Gq u me 5 @ C Of ti1 % Sop Of Ih Peae ia and for the
County oSwYos in Oricr to be valid shall be relarnbe within
issues end oDO such wht OF to be heard thereon IL
% | & Ie fe Cont Of e on or before the tenth day succeed
dag DcAoey OF the County Of New-YoIk mv move the
together With Whatever return has been made thereto WHERE
i a become the duty 9 the said curt o. APR.i & & nG 1 %
assign day for sumen which shall be dag within gen
oats sc4 sad sSae Of i6e DAY argument give
Sg5d,1' nao 81 e party 'Sa{ c0' dp e " s be
connection for an not Punishable With es may
a or DAYS for g1nea and adjourn tls s'me ~iaa ",
within its discretion sier argument But tne san CouIt @
Appeals shall upon all arguments wits Of error to review eonY
os for mupe In ht degree decision sud give Judgment
days ser the argument hereupon In considering any Of
taken trial or apoa errors in he record Of men eIcep, that ii
eg may S1s bsro IN s SIg % bS M the u EXCEPTIONS whether
m or & con tates In law the degree Of homicide Of
der the first degree whereof the party charged was convicted ~ e
Appeals shall conviction for murder 10 tie hrs de-
degree homicide shall state opinion what degree warranted
court bsi The conviction Of person of death
the day originally hIei oc carving the said sentence into
ment dTect below in which the conviction
d the aiSes the person convict d therein therein previously
sentenced to death ad erenpon % BIZ anSbsr "a, or the ieo %
force effect s. said person then and there for The h uhe
verdict Of gq Of murder in the hs degree and the hng n n court
Of Aprs,l shall give to the which conviction was had all
power u authority for its reirng IN sqel case th day eheeuuOn
SSc It shall not be nscesy before judge justice
sny stay ofpcceeng before ae Court Of Appeals upon
the @ 9 body " G the p1 e5 & %. @ s had @ the presence II
'On E All Se,. dT pSfss Of acts in conflict S or inconsistent
The grG'aonS OF @ act are rePad 5qi saeeP ,i no & G %,
and the procedure thereof criminal cases shall continue IN
SEC 8 This set shall take effect Immediately