People v. Abeel

Goff, E.:

On the 21st day of April, 1904, the defendant was, by verdict of a jury, convicted of forgery in the third degree, and, on being arraigned for judgment, moved in arrest thereof on various grounds. A motion in arrest of judgment can be founded only on an objection to the jurisdiction of the court or on the ground that the facts stated in the indictment do not constitute a crime. Crim. Code, §§ 331, 467; People v. Buddensieck, 103 N. Y. 496, 5 N. Y. Crim. 69; People v. Menken, 36 Hun, 99; 3 N. Y. Crim. 233; People v. Kelly, 94 N. Y. 526; 2 N. Y. Crim. 23. There being no question as to…