State v. Marion

The defendant in this case was convicted of the crime of graft. He appeals from the judgment pronounced upon the verdict of a jury.

The statute under which he was prosecuted is as follows:

“Every person who shall ask or receive any compensation, gratuity or reward, or any promise thereof, upon the representation that he can, directly or indirectly, or in consideration that he shall, or shall attempt to, directly or indirectly, influence any public officer, whether executive, administrative, judicial or legislative, to refuse, neglect, or defer the performance of any official duty; or who shall…