People v. Furlong
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, Henry J. Furlong, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, rendered on the 2d day of March, 1910, upon the verdict of a jury, after a trial at the Kings County Trial Term, convicting the defendant of the crime of asking for and agreeing to accept a bribe.
1Opinion of the Court
Carr, J.:
Section 372 of the Penal Law (re-enacting Penal Code, § 72) provides, in part, as follows: “A judicial officer, * * * who asks, receives, or agrees to receive a bribe, or any money, property, or value of any kind, or any promise or agreement therefor, upon any agreement or understanding that his vote, opinion, judgment, action, decision or other official proceeding, shall be influenced thereby, or that he will do or omit any act or proceeding, or in any way neglect or violate any official duty, is punishable by imprisonment for not more than ten years, or by fine of not more than…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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