Legal Opinion

People v. Grimaldi

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

Decided May 15, 1914Published

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court of Kings county, rendered on the 15th day of December, 1913, convicting him of the crime of carrying a dangerous weapon. Judgment of conviction of the County Court of Kings county affirmed. No opinion. Jenks, P. J., Burr, Carr and Rich JJ., concurred; Thomas, J., read for reversal.

1Opinion of the Court

Thomas, J. (dissenting):

The defendant was indicted for, and acquitted of, discharging a revolver at one Di Meo with intent to kill him. He has *902been convicted in this action of unlawfully carrying the revolver on the same day. The indictment and plea on the first trial presented the issuable facts: (1) Whether the defendant assaulted with a revolver; (2) if so, whether with intent to harm Di Meo. A negative answer to either inquiry demanded an acquittal, and to the second may have involved a finding of self-defense. On this trial there was one essential inquiry, was the revolver in the…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Coffey v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
  2. Burlen v. ShannonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1868
  3. Bell v. . MerrifieldNew York Court of Appeals · 1888
  4. Blair v. . BartlettNew York Court of Appeals · 1878
  5. Stowell v. . ChamberlainNew York Court of Appeals · 1875

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