People v. Hackett
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, Orlando J. Hackett, from a judgment of the Court of General Sessions of the Peace in and for the city and county of New York, entered on the 29th day of May, 1901, convicting the defendant of grand larceny in the first degree, and also from the orders denying the defendant’s motions for a new trial and in arrest of judgment.
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Appeal by the defendant, Orlando J. Hackett, from a judgment of the Court of General Sessions of the Peace in and for the city and county of New York, entered on the 29th day of May, 1901, convicting the defendant of grand larceny in the first degree, and also from the orders denying the defendant’s motions for a new trial and in arrest of judgment. The indictment charges, in the first count, a common-law larceny in obtaining possession of three $1,000 bonds of the Chesapeake and Ohio ¡Railroad Company, owned by Mrs. Emma Butler; and the second count charges the defendant with having…
1Opinion of the Court
Xaug-hlin, J.:
The first contention of the appellant is that the verdict was not warranted by the evidence. We think there was not only sufficient evidence to require the submission of the question of defendant’s guilt to the jury, but that the verdict is amply sustained by the evidence. A careful examination and consideration of this record satisfies us that the guilt of the defendant was clearly established: *91He obtained the complainant’s money by holding out an inducement of profitable investment in real estate. He did not invest it as authorized, but wrongfully misappropriated it.
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