People v. . Moses
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from judgment of the supreme court, general term, second department, affirming judgment of the Orange county, court of sessions affirming conviction of defendant of a misdemeanor in fishing on Sunday.
1Opinion of the CourtEarl, J.
The defendant was convicted in a court held by a justice of the peace in the county of Orange, of the crime of Sabbath breaking. The conviction was affirmed upon appeal to the court of general sessions of that county, and upon appeal to the general term of the supreme court. He has now, appealed to this court, claiming upon the undisputed facts that he was not guilty of the crime charged.
The act claimed to be a violation of the Sunday laws was fishing from a boat upon Clark’s pond, in the county of Orange, on Sunday. The pond-is a body of water about a mile in length, and over half a mile…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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