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MCELVAINE V. BRUSH, 142 U. S. 155 (1891)
142 U. S. 155U.S. Supreme Court
McElvaine v. Brush, 142 U.S. 155 (1891)
McElvaine v. Brush
No. 1125
Argued December 7, 1891
Decided December 21, 1891
142 U.S. 155
Syllabus
The provisions in the New York Code of Criminal Procedure, §§ 491, 492, respecting the solitary confinement of convicts condemned to death are not in conflict with the Constitution of the United States as they are construed by the Court of Appeals of that state. clubjuris