Legal Opinion · Dissent

People v. Weiler

New York Court of Appeals

Decided June 15, 1904Published

Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the First Judicial Department, entered January 25, 1904, which affirmed a judgment of the Court of Special Sessions, First Division, of the City of New York, convicting the defendant of'a violation of section 675. of the Penal Code. The appeal came on for argument at the Appellate Division upon December 8th, 1903. The appeal in the similar case of People v, St. Clair was argued together with it.

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Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the First Judicial Department, entered January 25, 1904, which affirmed a judgment of the Court of Special Sessions, First Division, of the City of New York, convicting the defendant of'a violation of section 675. of the Penal Code. The appeal came on for argument at the Appellate Division upon December 8th, 1903. The appeal in the similar case of People v, St. Clair was argued together with it. (For the disposition of the St. Clair case see Note appended to this case.)

1DissentMcLaughlin, J.

The defendant appeals from a judgment convicting him of a violation of section 675 of the Penal Code, for which he was sentenced to pay a fine of fifty dollars or, in default *386thereof, stand committed not exceeding ten days. The judgment appealed from is about to be affirmed, and I am unable to agree with a majority of the court for the following reasons: The specific charge made in the complaint upon which the defendant was tried and convicted, is, that he, on the 2/th day of March, 1903, followed the complainant from place to place in the public streets and at his place of business and other…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Roberson v. . Rochester Folding Box Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1902
  2. People v. . MostNew York Court of Appeals · 1902
  3. People v. PillionNew York Supreme Court · 1894
  4. People v. GreggNew York Supreme Court · 1891
  5. People v. St. ClairAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1904

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