People v. . Weaver
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from a judgment entered March 18, 1903, upon an order of the Appellate Division oE the Supreme Court in the fourth judicial department, which affirmed a judgment of the Monroe County Court entered upon a verdict convicting the defendant of the crime of forgery in the second degree. The facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinions.
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Appeal from a judgment entered March 18, 1903, upon an order of the Appellate Division oE the Supreme Court in the fourth judicial department, which affirmed a judgment of the Monroe County Court entered upon a verdict convicting the defendant of the crime of forgery in the second degree. The facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinions. The court erred in his. charge to the jury that belief on reasonable grounds that Martin Davis would sanction and ratify her use of his name on that note was not to bear upon the criminal intent unless she believed “ also that Martin Davis would…
1Opinion of the Court
The defendant, a married woman, was indicted by the grand jury of Monroe county for the crime of forgery in the second degree. The case was tried in the County Court, and upon the first trial the jury disagreed, but upon the second trial the defendant was found guilty and sentenced to the penitentiary for the term of one year. The Appellate Division in the fourth department affirmed the judgment of conviction, and the defendant has appealed to this court.
The printed record in the case is very confusing. It contains much matter that was irrelevant to the issue on trial. There is incorporated…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Coleman v. . People of the State of N.Y.New York Court of Appeals · 1873
- People of the State of N.Y. v. . CorbinNew York Court of Appeals · 1874
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