People v. Moran
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from court of general sessions, New York county. Thomas Moran was indicted for an attempt to commit grand larceny in the second degree. He was convicted, and appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtVan Brunt, P. J.
The evidence in this case showed that the defendant attempted to pick the pocket of a lady in the city of New York. There was no evidence whatever from which it could be inferred that the lady in question had any property in her pocket, and the appellant contends that it was necessary to prove that there was property in the pocket in question, in order to warrant a conviction on this indictment; and this is the question brought up by this appeal. In the consideration of this question, it may be proper to refer to the history of the law in reference to crimes such as it is claimed the…
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