People v. Sciascia
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
*15Memorandum by the Court. The defendant’s guilt of these crimes was overwhelmingly established. The disagreement of the jury on the grand larceny count had no vitiating effect. Adopting the view that each count in the indictment is to be regarded as if it was a separate indictment, consistency in the verdict is hot necessary under Dunn v. United States (284 U. S. 390, 393, per Holmes, J.). This principle is almost universally followed by our sister States. (See cases collated in 80 A. L. R. 171, et seq. and A. L. R. Supplemental Decisions.) Moreover, that question was not saved for review; and…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Dunn v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- People v. . WiechersNew York Court of Appeals · 1904
- People of the State of New York v. . BragleNew York Court of Appeals · 1882
- People v. Pavlisak, JonesNew York Court of Appeals · 1944
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- People v. WilliamsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1975
- People v. DercoleAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980
- People v. DelorioAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1970
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