People v. McMinn

Defendant appeals from a judgment of conviction in the City Court of Rome, New York, on the 21st day of April, 1959 before the court without a jury.

On this appeal, the following questions of law are presented:

1. Whether the information is sufficient in law;

2. Whether the prosecution proved a violation of section 722 of the Penal Law;

3. Whether reversible error was committed in refusing to allow the defense to offer prior inconsistent statements of witnesses for the purpose of impeachment.

Since this court is of the opinion that the prosecution failed to prove a violation of section 722 of the…