People v. Cleary
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, William V. Cleary, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Rockland on the 27th day of December, 1915, convicting him of the crime of forgery in the second degree.
1Dissent
Stapleton, J. (dissenting):
I dissent. The defendant was convicted of forgery on a general verdict. The indictment contained counts charging that he made and uttered the instrument, a promissory note. The note purported to be made by defendant to the order of Allison and to be indorsed by Allison. The defendant discounted the note at a national bank doing business in the village of Haverstraw. It was not paid at maturity. Allison was seasonably notified. Oleary, who was out of town on the day it matured, discharged the obligation on the following day.
Allison’s evidence is the sole support of…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- People v. . CignaraleNew York Court of Appeals · 1888
- People v. . PoulinNew York Court of Appeals · 1912
- People v. SmithAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1896