People v. Bennett
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, Henry M. Bennett, from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Nassau county, rendered against him on the 9th day of April, 1917, convicting him of the crime of attempted bribery, and also from an order entered in the office of the clerk of said county on the same day denying his motion for a new trial.
1Opinion of the Court
Jenks, P. J.:
I think that the court was not empowered to impose a sentence with the maximum of ten years. The defendant was indicted, arraigned and tried upon an indictment for “ Attempted Bribery.” The count of the indictment submitted to the jury charged that the defendant “ did feloniously attempt to give arid offer and cause to be given and offered * * * the sum of Twelve hundred fifty dollars in money and a promise and agreement therefor.” The corresponding language of section 371 of the Penal Law under which this count is made reads: “ A person who gives or offers, or causes to be given…
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