People v. Dixon
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, William Dixon, from a judgment of the County Court of Onondaga county, rendered on the 4th day of May, 1906, convicting him of the crime of burglary in the third degree, and also from an order bearing date the 4th day of June, 1906, and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Onondaga denying the defendant’s motion for a new trial.
1Opinion of the Court
Kruse, J.:
Substantially the only evidence which tends to implicate the defendant in the commission of the burglary of which he was convicted is that of the self-confessed criminal who claims that he aided the defendant in committing the crime, and another who claims to have received from the defendant certain articles under the belief that they had been stolen. Such of the stolen property as was recovered was found in the possession of the person who admitted committing the burglary at the time he was arrested. And there is no evidence that the defendant ever had it in his possession or was…
2Cases cited46 opinions
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- People v. . SheldonNew York Court of Appeals · 1898
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- Brown v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1906
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