People v. Chamberlain
New York County Courts
Defendant was convicted of violation of certain provisions of the Game Laws by a Court of Special Sessions of the town of Whitestown after trial before the court without a jury, and appeals therefrom.
1Opinion of the Court
Hazard, J.:
Appellant assigns seven different points which he alleges constitute error in his conviction. Most of them are highly technical in their character, but it is urged with earnestness that the alleged irregularities are of such importance that the judgment of conviction cannot stand. Section 764 of the Code of Criminal Procedure provides that the court after hearing the appeal “ must give judgment without regard to technical errors or defects which have not prejudiced the substantial rights of the defendant.” Courts of Special Sessions are commonly conducted by magistrates not versed…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Rowell v. . JanvrinNew York Court of Appeals · 1896
- People Ex Rel. Allen v. . HaganNew York Court of Appeals · 1902
- People ex rel. Dinsmore v. Keeper of the Erie County PenitentiaryAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1908
- People Ex Rel. Howey v. Warden of the City PrisonNew York Court of Appeals · 1913
- People v. CrottyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1897
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