Legal Opinion · Dissent

People v. Nakamori

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided December 15, 1930Published

1Dissent

O’Malley, J. (dissenting).

While the evidence was sufficient to justify a finding that the defendants were guilty of knowingly possessing lottery tickets, described in the evidence as “ Chinese policy ” slips, they were not proven guilty of the crime charged in the informations — the possession of policy slips which relate to the drawing of numbers. The case comes within the principle of our decision in People v. Lyttle (225 App. Div. 299; affd., 251 N. Y. 347). I, therefore, vote for a reversal of the judgments of conviction and for a dismissal of the informations.

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. People v. LyttleNew York Court of Appeals · 1929
  2. People v. LyttleAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1929