People v. Cooper
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, Richard Cooper, from a judgment of conviction of the Court of General Sessions of the Peace in and for the city and county of ¡New York in favor of the plaintiff, rendered on the 14th day of January, 1901, convicting him of the crime of receiving stolen goods knowing them to have been stolen.
1Opinion of the Court
Rumsey, J.:
It is insisted by the appellant that there, was not sufficient evidence to warrant his conviction because there was nothing to show either that he received the goods or that he knew them to be stolen. It was conceded that a burglary had been committed. The overcoat which was pawned was shown to be one of the overcoats stolen at the time of the commission of the burglary. It was discovered in a pawnshop. There was testimony to the effect that the morning after the burglary the defendant, had the overcoat in his possession at a time when there was trouble between several persons in…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Wagner v. PeopleNew York Court of Appeals · 1866
3Cited by2 opinions
- People v. HarrisNew York Court of General Session of the Peace · 1914
- People v. KrugAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1950