New York Court of Appeals

William Pierson, Plaintiff in Error v. the People of the State of New York, Defendants in Error

January 13, 188079 N.Y. 424

Summary

The Court affirmed the conviction, holding that the prisoner waived the alleged jury‑selection irregularity by withdrawing his challenge, that the physician's testimony was admissible despite the confidentiality statute, and that the marriage testimony was admissible as motive evidence.