People v. . Persce
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme -Court in the first judicial department, entered December 24, 1909, which affirmed a judgment of the Court of General Sessions of the Peace in the county of Flew York rendered upon a verdict convicting the defendant of the crime of unlawfully carrying a weapon. The facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Hiscock, J.:
The appellant was convicted under that one of three counts in an indictment which charged that he “ did carry and possess a certain instrument and weapon of the kind commonly known as a slungshot.” The evidence showed that a detective followed him at about two o’clock in the morning into a room where he was found with two other men and there took from his pocket the weapon in question. Defendant when arrested denied knowledge of its possession. At the time in question section 1897 of the Penal Law provided: “ A person who attempts to use against another, or who carries, or…
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