Legal Opinion
People v. Engel
New York Court of General Session of the Peace
Decided January 23, 1951PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtValente, J.
An indictment has been returned by the Grand Jury of this county charging the defendants with the crime of conspiracy and with violation of section 896 of the New York City Charter.
The defendants demur to the indictment upon the grounds that the conspiracy count of the indictment, in charging more than one crime, contravenes the. provisions of sections 278 and 279 of the Code of Criminal Procedure and that the facts set forth in counts second to fifth of the indictment do not constitute a crime.
A conspiracy contemplates a corrupt agreement or combination between two or more persons, and…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- People of the State of N.Y. v. . DavisNew York Court of Appeals · 1874
- Matter of Divisich v. MarshallNew York Court of Appeals · 1939
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- Matter of Fleischmann v. . GravesNew York Court of Appeals · 1923
- Bork v. . the People of the State of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1883
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