People Ex Rel. Sloane v. Lawes

On the 14th day of December, 1927, Roy H. Sloane, the defendant, was convicted of the crime of feloniously possessing metal knuckles, and sentenced to Sing Sing State Prison at hard labor for the term of seven years. By section 1897 of the Penal Law, a person who carries or possesses metal knuckles is guilty , of a misdemeanor, “ and if he has been previously convicted of any crime he is guilty of a felony.” The People having charged the defendant with possessing metal knuckles as a felony, it was necessary to allege and set forth in the indictment the crime for which the defendant had been…