People v. Henderson
New York Court of Appeals
I. There was sufficient evidence in tbe case besides tbe testimony of accomplices to justify submitting tbe question of defendant guilt as to tbe crimes of accepting bribes as a public officer, taking unlawful fees as a public officer, and of tbe crime of conspiracy. (People v. Suffolk Contr. Co., 171 App. Div. 645.) II. There was sufficient evidence from non-accomplices which, tended to connect defendant Laman with the commission of the crime of conspiracy. III.
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I. There was sufficient evidence in tbe case besides tbe testimony of accomplices to justify submitting tbe question of defendant guilt as to tbe crimes of accepting bribes as a public officer, taking unlawful fees as a public officer, and of tbe crime of conspiracy. (People v. Suffolk Contr. Co., 171 App. Div. 645.) II. There was sufficient evidence from non-accomplices which, tended to connect defendant Laman with the commission of the crime of conspiracy. III. There was sufficient evidence from non-accomplice testimony which tended to connect defendant Laman with the crimes of bribery and…
1Opinion of the Court
LoughraN, Ch. J.
At the times here in question the defendant Henderson was sealer of weights and measures of the City of Binghamton and the defendant Laman was in the service of the Department of Agriculture and Markets of this State as an inspector of weights and measures with jurisdiction in a number of counties. One of these was the county of Broome where the city of Binghamton is the county seat. After trial in the County Court of that county, both defendants in January, 1947, were convicted (1) of a conspiracy to commit bribery; (2) of having on numerous occasions accepted moneys as…
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