Legal Opinion
People v. Harmon
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided January 7, 1959PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilliams, J.
The defendant was convicted of the crime of possession of a blackjack after having been previously convicted of a crime (Penal Law, § 1897, subd. 1). There is no question that when the police officers searched him, they took the blackjack from his possession, in fact, he has admitted it. However, he stated in defense that shortly before the seizure by the police, he had taken it from another person who had used it against him in a fight in the restaurant in which he worked. He indicated that he intended to turn it over to his father. Just why he intended to do so rather than to deliver it to…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- People v. . PersceNew York Court of Appeals · 1912
- People v. La PellaNew York Court of Appeals · 1936
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