People v. . Richardson
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the second judicial department, entered May 4, 1917, which affirmed a judgment of the Kings County Court rendered upon a verdict convicting the defendant of the crime of keeping a disorderly house and of maintaining a public nuisance. The facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion. The trial court properly declined to charge as a matter of law that the witness Caulfield was an accomplice.
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Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the second judicial department, entered May 4, 1917, which affirmed a judgment of the Kings County Court rendered upon a verdict convicting the defendant of the crime of keeping a disorderly house and of maintaining a public nuisance. The facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion. The trial court properly declined to charge as a matter of law that the witness Caulfield was an accomplice. (People v. Zucker, 20 App. Div. 363; 154 N. Y. 770; People v. Katz, 209 N. Y. 311; People v. Sweeney, 213 N. Y. 37; People…
1Opinion of the Court
Collin, J.:
I concur in the conclusion and the supporting reasoning of Judge Chase that the refusal of the trial court to charge the request stated in his opinion was not error. I dissent from his conclusion that it was not error to receive the. testimony considered in the opinion.
Katherine Wordahl was a witness for the defendant. Her direct examination in effect was: She lived and was employed as housekeeper at the Fulton Hotel (the house involved here) from February 4 to July 29, 1915. When on duty from eight o’clock in the morning until’ six o’clock in the afternoon, she would show guests…
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