Legal Opinion
People v. . Schlessel
New York Court of Appeals
Decided November 30, 1909PublishedCited by 6 opinions
Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered July 8, 1908, which affirmed a judgment of the Court of General Sessions of the Peace in the county of New York rendered upon a verdict convicting the defendant of the crime of removing property with intent to defraud a creditor. The facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Willard Bartlett, J.:
The defendant was indicted under section 587 of the Penal Code (now section 1171 of the Penal Law), providing ,as follows :
“ A person who with intent to defraud a creditor, or to prevent any of his property from being made liable for the payment of any of his debts, or levied upon by an execution or warrant of attachment, removes any of his property or secretes, assigns, conveys or otherwise disposes of the same; is guilty of a misdemeanor.”
The indictment charged that the defendant, on the 19th day of November, 1903, with intent to defraud the firm of William Oppenhym &…
2Cited by6 opinions
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- People v. MassieNew York Court of Appeals · 2004
- Garb v. Amalgamated Properties, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1938
- People v. LewisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1963
- United States v. Salvatore ApuzzoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1957
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