People v. Mayer
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, Albert 'Mayer, from a judgment of the Court of General Sessions of the Peace in and for the county of New York in favor of the plaintiff, rendered on the 30th day of October, 1908, convicting the defendant of a violation of section 303 of the Penal Code, and also from orders rendered on the 30th day of October, 1908, denying the defendant’s motions for a new trial and in arrest of judgment.
1Opinion of the Court
Ingraham, J:
From the nature of the crime charged and the evidence given to sustain it, any discussion of the evidence upon which the jury have rendered a verdict of guilty would be improper in an opinion to be-published. I will simply indicate the conclusion at which I have arrived from an examination of this record.
The principal witness against the defendant was a boy about fourteen years of age, residing with his parents in the city of New York. Upon both his direct and cross-examination his testimony was so confused and contradictory, he at one time asserting and at another denying facts…
2Cited by4 opinions
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