People v. Ryan

Defendant appeals from a judgment of conviction rendered in the Supreme Court of Ulster County (Henry Clay Greenberg, J.) and entered upon a jury verdict of paying bribes to various Town Superintendents of Highways in said county. The appeal seeking a reversal is grounded upon two alleged errors: (1) That he was indicted and convicted under section 1822 of the Penal Law instead of section 378 and (2) the corroboration necessary to support the charge was insufficient. The indictment charged the violation of section 1822 of the Penal Law in that the defendant offered and gave a bribe to a…