People v. Houlihan

Before the Honorable La Verne Gt. Lewis presiding in a Court of Special Sessions for the City of Rensselaer the defendant was tried for violation of subdivision 1 of section 244 of the Penal Law of New York State. After a trial the defendant was found guilty of assault in the third degree and sentenced to sixty days in the Rensselaer County Jail.

In his affidavit of errors the defendant states: “ I further believe that the sentence imposed due to the circumstances is * * * against the weight of evidence.” The defendant urges that the judgment must be reversed because the magistrate’s return…