People v. . Johnston
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the First Judicial Department, entered February 7, 1919, which reversed, for errors of law only, a judgment of the Court of General Sessions of the Peace in the county of Yew York rendered upon a verdict convicting the defendant of the crime of forgery in the second degree and granted a new trial. The facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion.
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Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the First Judicial Department, entered February 7, 1919, which reversed, for errors of law only, a judgment of the Court of General Sessions of the Peace in the county of Yew York rendered upon a verdict convicting the defendant of the crime of forgery in the second degree and granted a new trial. The facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion. The admission of the letter in evidence was not error. (I. C. Comm. v. Baird, 194 U. S. 25; People v. Richardson, 222 N. Y. 103; People v. Webster, 139 N. Y. 73; People v.…
1Dissent
McLaughlin, J. (dissenting) :
I dissent and vote to affirm the judgment appealed from on the opinion of Mr. Justice Page at the Appellate Division (186 App. Div. 248).
Hiscoojk, Ch. J., Cardoza and Crane, JJ., concur with Elkus, J.; McLaughlin, J., reads dissenting memorandum; Chase and Hogan, JJ., dissent generally.
Judgment reversed, etc.
2Cases cited1 opinion
- People v. JohnstonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1919