People v. Quinn
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, .Martin Quinn, from a judgment of the County Court of the comity of Kings; rendered on .the 15th day of April, 1907, convicting him of the crime of burglary in the third degree,, and also from, an order entered in. the. office of the clerk of the county of Kings on the 11th day of May, 1907, denying the. defendant’s motion for a new trial made upon the minutes.
1Opinion of the Court
Jenks, J.:
The defendant appellant and Savage were indicted for burglary. It appears from the record that Savage had pleaded guilty. At the trial of the appellant a witness for the People, Officer Langdon,.who had arrested Savage in the house burglarized, was permitted, over objection and exception, to testify that Savage, in the absence of the defendant, told the witness that the defendant took part in the crime. This confession, or at least the important part thereof, was made by Savage after his arrest and when he was on his way to the police station house in the custody of Langdon. I think…
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