Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York July 13, 1971 (People v. Cooper)

Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Schoharie County, rendered February 27, 1970 upon a verdict convicting defendant of three counts of murder. The defendant has been convicted of murdering her three children, ages 3, 5 and 8. On the night of February 23, 1969 she allegedly caused their deaths, either by setting a fire to the home or by hitting each child in the head with a hatchet.