People v. Loop
New York Supreme Court
Certiorari to the Chemung Oyer and Terminer, where the defendant was convicted on an indictment, charging him with feloniously assaulting John Dickinson, on the 1st day óf October, 1854, at Elmira, and then and there feloniously putting him in fear and danger of his life, and then and there feloniously and violently stealing, taking and carrying away from his person and against his will, “ certain money of the said John Dickinson, to wit: current bank bills of the value of…
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Certiorari to the Chemung Oyer and Terminer, where the defendant was convicted on an indictment, charging him with feloniously assaulting John Dickinson, on the 1st day óf October, 1854, at Elmira, and then and there feloniously putting him in fear and danger of his life, and then and there feloniously and violently stealing, taking and carrying away from his person and against his will, “ certain money of the said John Dickinson, to wit: current bank bills of the value of fifteen dollars, silver coin of the value of three dollars, of the goods and chattels of the said John Dickinson, against…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court, Balcom, J.
The ruling of the Oyer and Terminer,' upon the offer of 'the district attorney, to give certain evidence by the witness, Rutter, was too plainly correct to require any examination by this court. And we could not say that the verdict of the jury was not warranted by the evidence in the case, if a motion to set it aside, as against .evidence, was properly before this court.
The definition of robbery at common law is, a felonious taking of money or goods, of any value, from the person of another, or in his presence against his will, by force and violence, or putting him in…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- People v. M'GowanNew York Supreme Court · 1837
3Cited by2 opinions
- People v. DunnNew York Supreme Court · 1889
- Bloomer v. PeopleNew York Court of Appeals · 1866