People v. Ostrander
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from court of oyer and terminer, Ulster county. Indictment against James E. Ostrander for perjury. From a judgment sustaining a demurrer to the indictment the people appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtPutnam, J.
The defendant was indicted for perjury claimed to have been committed in making a false verification to the semiannual report of the Ulster County Savings Institution, rendered to the superintendent of the banking department of the state of Hew York on July 29,1890. A demurrer interposed by defendant, on the grounds that the indictment does not conform to the requirements of sections 275, 276, Code Crim. Proc., and also that the facts stated do not constitute a crime, was sustained at the oyer and terminer, and judgment ordered for the defendant, from which this appeal is taken. By section…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- People v. HigbieNew York Supreme Court · 1861
- People v. OstranderNew York Supreme Court · 1892
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