People v. Abelson

The judgments of conviction of the nine appellants must be reversed and a new trial ordered for the following reasons: (1) the proof of voice identification was inadequate to send the question to the jury, (2) the People failed to prove, prima facie, that appellants were engaged in a single conspiracy to commit the crime of book-making, (3) the People failed to prove, prima facie, that appellants, or any of them, committed the crime of book-making, and (4) there was no explanation given to the jury of the meaning of the jargon employed by the telephone conversants.

As to (1): The People’s case…