Legal Opinion

People v. Livingstone

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided January 15, 1900PublishedCited by 6 opinions

Appeal by the defendant, Henry Livingstone, from a judgment of the County Court of. Queens county, rendered on the"5th day of May, 1898, upon the verdict of a jury convicting him of the crime of larceny in the first degree.

1Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam : *

The prosecutor was defrauded of $'500 by the “green goods game” in the borough of Queens. For his participation in this fraud the appellant was indicted for larceny in the first degree and convicted before a petit jury. The main argument for the defendant on this appeal is that the verdict was against the weight of the evidence. As to this, all we can say is that a careful examination of the evidence satisfies us that the jury correctly disposed- of the questions of fact so far as the defendant’s guilt is concerned.

But there was an error of law committed by the learned "county…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. People v. . DumarNew York Court of Appeals · 1887
  2. People Ex Rel. Phelps v. Court of Oyer & TerminerNew York Court of Appeals · 1881
  3. McCord v. . the PeopleNew York Court of Appeals · 1871
  4. Hildebrand v. . People of the State of N.Y.New York Court of Appeals · 1874
  5. People v. . AlbowNew York Court of Appeals · 1893

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. State v. MellenbergerOregon Supreme Court · 1939
  2. People v. AlexanderAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1918
  3. People v. Klock, New York County Courts1907
  4. People v. GoldsteinCriminal Court of the City of New York · 1974
  5. People v. SpolascoNew York Court of General Session of the Peace · 1900

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