People v. Davis
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, James H. Davis, from a judgment of the Court of General Sessions of the Peace in and for the county of Yew York, rendered on the 26th day of August, 1907, convicting the defendant of the crime of perjury.
1Opinion of the Court
Clarke, J.:
On December 28, 1906, Hon. Robert C. Cornell, one of the city magistrates of the city of Yew York, was sitting in the First District Magistrate’s Court, and there was pending before him a complaint or information charging one Leavelle with the crime of assault. The magistrate, after an examination, made an order holding Leavelle for trial and fixed the amount of bail. Thereafter the appellant, Davis, appeared before the magistrate who questioned him concerning his property. He described his property and said it was of record in his name. A bail bond and affidavit of justification…
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