People v. . Willett
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the second judicial department, entered October 2, 1914, which affirmed a judgment rendered at a Trial Term for the county of Kings upon a verdict convicting the defendant of the crime of requesting and accepting a nomination for a public office upon the understanding and promise of a valuable consideration and upon the payment of a valuable consideration.
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Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the second judicial department, entered October 2, 1914, which affirmed a judgment rendered at a Trial Term for the county of Kings upon a verdict convicting the defendant of the crime of requesting and accepting a nomination for a public office upon the understanding and promise of a valuable consideration and upon the payment of a valuable consideration. The defendant was indicted in Kangs county by indictment as follows: “ The grand jury of the County of Kings by this indictment accuse William Willett of the crime of…
1Opinion of the Court
Chase, J.:
The unanimous affirmance of the judgment of conviction makes it unnecessary for us to consider the facts shown by the record, except so far as it may be necessary in the consideration of the alleged errors of law. The defendant now insists that the indictment does not state facts sufficient to constitute a crime.
The specific claim of the defendant is that the indictment is framed under section 775 of the Penal Law and that such section does not apply to a person who requests that he be nominated for office by a party convention and offers to pay and pays a valuable consideration to…
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