Legal Opinion
People v. Tardibuono
New York Court of General Session of the Peace
Decided June 17, 1940PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFres chi, J.
The defendant has applied for an inspection of the grand jury minutes on the ground that the instrument, the possession of which is charged as a crime, is not a firearm within the meaning of the law. Upon examination of the exhibit it is found to be, in form and character, a revolver with a broken spring that connects the revolving cartridge chamber with the trigger. It. seems that when the trigger is pulled, a small inside pin, part of the operating mechanism, is propelled by means of the spring. *306thereby causing the cartridge carriage to revolve; but notwithstanding the broken spring, the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- People ex rel. Griffin v. Hunt, New York County Courts1934
- People v. ThompsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1929
3Cited by4 opinions
- In re Don R. B.New York Family Court · 1971
- Rouse v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1978
- Commonwealth v. RhodesMassachusetts Appeals Court · 1986
- People v. WalstonCriminal Court of the City of New York · 1990