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What threats and shooting were there around Ruth Etting?
In January 1938, Ruth Etting began receiving threatening telephone calls from her ex-husband Martin Moe the Gimp Snyder, who initially claimed Etting withheld assets from him during the divorce.
What more happened after Ruth Etting began receiving threatening telephone calls from her ex-husaband Martin Snyder?
On October 15, 1938, Snyder detained Myrl Alderman, Ruth Etting's new husband, at a local radio station and forced the pianist to take him to his former wife at gunpoint.
What was the result of Martin Snyder forcing Myrl Alderman to take him to his former wife at gunpoint?
At home were Ruth Etting and Edith Snyder. Martin Snyder said told them to be quiet. When Myrl Alderman attempted to speak, Snyder shot him.
What was the aftermath of the shooting of Myrl Alderman?
Ruth Etting got her gun from her bedroom. Martin Snyder wrested it away; it landed on the floor. Edith Snyder picked it up, shot at her father but hit the floor instead.
What legal punishments were given for the sooting of Myrl Alderman?
Martin Snyder was convicted of attempted murder but released after one year in jail. Snyder began a new trial, returning to jail in January 1940 in lieu of bail.

Question: What were the results of the case?
Self-contained rewrite: What were the results of the case of Martin Snyder's appeal in 1940?