People v. Cassidy
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, Joseph Cassidy, from a judgment of the Supreme Court, rendered against'him on the 3d day of February, 1914, convicting him of the crime of making, tendering and offering to procure and to cause a nomination to a public office, upon the payment and contribution of a valuable consideration, and upon the understanding and promise thereof.
1Opinion of the Court
Burr, J. :
All but one of the questions of law presented by the exceptions taken upon the trial of this action have been considered in the case of People v. Willett (164 App. Div. 1), decided herewith. The question of fact is, was defendant’s guilt established *16beyond a reasonable doubt ? When the evidence taken before the committing magistrate was reviewed by this court on an appeal from an order dismissing a writ of habeas corpus and remanding the prisoner, we deemed such evidence insufficient to warrant his detention. (People ex rel. Cassidy v. Quinn, 150 App. Div. 813.) Upon the trial of…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- People v. . BuchananNew York Court of Appeals · 1895
- People ex rel. Willett v. QuinnAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1912
- People v. WillettAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1914