People v. Ragone
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
■ Appeal by the defendant, Giovanni E.-Ragone, from a judgment of the'Court of General Sessions of the Peace held in and for the city and county of New York in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of said court on the 21st day of February, 1900,. upon the verdict of a jury convicting him of the crime of abduction under subdivision 1 of section 282 of the Penal Code, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 23d day of February, '…
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■ Appeal by the defendant, Giovanni E.-Ragone, from a judgment of the'Court of General Sessions of the Peace held in and for the city and county of New York in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of said court on the 21st day of February, 1900,. upon the verdict of a jury convicting him of the crime of abduction under subdivision 1 of section 282 of the Penal Code, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 23d day of February, ' 1900, denying the defendant’s motion for a new trial.
1Opinion of the Court
Rumsey, J.:
The defendant was convicted of the crime of abduction as defined in subdivision 1 of section 282 of the Penal Code. The evidence to establish his guilt was ample and satisfactory, except as to the ■ fact that the age of the woman abducted was under eighteen years, which is an essential element of the crime. The only parol evidence given on that point was that of the woman herself. That evidence, taken in connection- with her statements upon cross-examination, was not by any means satisfactory, and the jury would have been warranted in refusing to credit it if they had seen tit to…
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