Legal Opinion

People v. Hyde

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided May 16, 1913PublishedCited by 19 opinions

Appeal by the defendant, Charles H. Hyde,' from a judgment of the Supreme Court, rendered against the defendant on the 11th day of December, 1912, convicting him of the crime of receiving a bribe; also from orders denying the defendant’s motions for a new trial and in arrest of judgment, and also from an order entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 8th day of January, 1912, denying the defendant’s motion for a change of the place of trial.

1Opinion of the Court

Clarke, J.:

The defendant appeals from a judgment of conviction in the Supreme Court, Criminal Term, of the crime of bribery, the charge being that while holding a public office, to wit, that of chamberlain of the city of New York, he received a bribe to influence his official action.

The defendant on January 3, 1910, became chamberlain of the city of New York, thereby becoming custodian of the funds of the city, with power to determine how and to what extent such funds should be deposited in the several authorized depositories. These depositories, to the number of about 150, are selected by…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. People ex rel. Dickinson v. Van De CarrAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1903

3Cited by19 opinions

  1. United States v. Vincent R. DavisCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1999
  2. People v. HochbergAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1978
  3. People v. . KupperschmidtNew York Court of Appeals · 1924
  4. Yeargain v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1935
  5. People v. RandallNew York Court of Appeals · 1961

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