Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Francis Linton, Appellant
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1918-10-15
Citations: 224 N.Y. 609
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Francis Linton, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 224
Pages: 609–609

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Francis Linton, Appellant.
(Argued June 13, 1918;
decided October 15, 1918.)
Appeal from a judgment of the Court of General Sessions of the Peace in the county of New York, rendered June 8, 1917, upon a verdict convicting the defendant of the crime of murder in the first degree, and from an order entered April 5, 1918, denying a motion for a new trial.
David C. Hirsch and Clark L. Jordan for appellant.
Edward Swann, District Attorney (Robert C. Taylor of counsel), for respondent.

Opinion:
Judgment and order denying new trial affirmed; no opinion.
Concur: Collin, Cardozo, Pound and Andrews, JJ. Dissenting on ground that the verdict is against the weight of evidence: His cock, Ch. J., Hogan and Crane, JJ.