People v. Brown
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal try the defendant, Burt C. Brown, from a. judgment of the County Court of Herkimer county, rendered on the '27'th day of March, 1905, upon the verdict of a jury convicting, the said defendant of the crime of arson in the third degree.
1Dissent
Spring, J. (dissenting):
The defendant was indicted for arson with one George Jones and they elected to have separate trials, ánd the conviction of Jones was affirmed by this court (100 App. Div. 511) and also by the Court of Appeals (181 ¡N. Y. 516). The specific charge was the attempted burning of the stock of goods owned by the defendant in Little -Falls, and the motive to obtain the insurance money, for the evidence shows quite clearly that the property was considerably over insured. If the crime was committed, the fire was set by Jones, who was in the employ of the defendant, for the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- People v. . HarrisNew York Court of Appeals · 1893
- People v. . ScottNew York Court of Appeals · 1897
- Wood v. New York Central & Hudson River RailroadAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1905