People v. Morgan
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from court of sessions, Kings county. James E. Morgan, alias Thomas Morgan, alias Thomas Matthews, was convicted of having burglars’ tools in his possession, and appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBarnard, P. J.
Section 508 of the Penal Code provides as follows: “Any person who makes or mends, or causes to be made or mended, or has in his possession, in the day or night time, any engine, machine, tool, false key, pick-lock, nippers, or implements adapted, designed, or commonly used forth e commission of burglary, larceny, or other crime, under circumstances evincing an intent to use or employ, or to allow the same to be used or employed, in the commission of crime, or knowing that the same is to be used, shall be guilty of misdemeanor, and, if he has been previously convicted of any crime, he is…
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