People of the State of New York v. . Bragle
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the Supreme Oourt, in the third judicial department, entered upon an order made January 24, 1882, which affirmed a judgment of the Court of Sessions of the county of • Albany, convicting the appellant of the. crime of attempting wrongfully to obtain public moneys from the county of Albany. (Mem. of decision below, 26 Hun, 378.) The material facts are stated in the opinion.
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Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the Supreme Oourt, in the third judicial department, entered upon an order made January 24, 1882, which affirmed a judgment of the Court of Sessions of the county of • Albany, convicting the appellant of the. crime of attempting wrongfully to obtain public moneys from the county of Albany. (Mem. of decision below, 26 Hun, 378.) The material facts are stated in the opinion. The absence of the accused from the court-room during a part of the trial was error. (Maurer v. The People, 43 N. Y. 1; People v. Perkins, 1 Wend. 91; Prene v. Comm., 18 Penn.…
1Opinion of the CourtMiller, J.
The prisoner was indicted for wrongfully attempting to obtain public moneys from the county of Albany by presenting an account to the board of supervisors of said county purporting to be for the burial and taking charge of the bodies of persons who were dead, which account was verified by an affidavit stating that the items of the account were correct and that no part thereof had been paid or satisfied. Among other items was a charge for' the burial or taking care of the body of one Edward Kilbum, which was claimed to be fraudulent, upon the ground that the prisoner had agreed with one Edmond…
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