Legal Opinion
People v. Mitchell
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 21, 1900PublishedCited by 1 opinion
Appeal from judgment convicting defendant of larceny. David Gray, for appellant. C. W. Siekmon, Assistant District Attorney, for the People.
1Opinion of the CourtMcLENNAN, J.
The sole contention of the defendant upon this appeal is that the indictment upon which he was tried and convicted does not allege that any element of the crime charged was committed within the cpunty of Erie, and that therefore the grand jury of that county did not have jurisdiction to indict, or the court to try and convict, the defendant for the crime alleged in the indictment.
The indictment is as follows :
“ County Court of Erie County.
“ The People of the State of Hew York against James E. Mitchell.
“ The grand jury of the county of Erie by this indictment accuse James E. Mitchell of the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- People v. CrottyNew York Supreme Court · 1890
3Cited by1 opinion
- Addington v. StateSupreme Court of Kansas · 1967