Legal Opinion
People v. Rolling
New York Supreme Court
Decided November 5, 1962PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJ. Irwin Shapiro, J.
At the conclusion of his trial without a jury (N. Y. Const., art I, § 2), under an indictment charging him with grand larceny, second degree, defendant has moved for its dismissal and thereby revived the question whether a would-be thief can be guilty of either a consummated or an attempted larceny when the coveted property is turned over to him with the knowledge and consent of the owner, by one of its agents, by prearrangement with the police, in order to supply a basis for the miscreant’s criminal prosecution.
The development of attempts to commit crimes apparently stems from the decision…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- People v. JaffeNew York Court of Appeals · 1906
- People v. . MoranNew York Court of Appeals · 1890
- People v. CamodecaCalifornia Supreme Court · 1959
- People v. LucianoNew York Court of Appeals · 1938
- Commonwealth v. TibbettsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1893
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3Cited by26 opinions
- United States v. Everett, GeorgeCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1983
- People v. LeichtweisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1977
- State v. VitaleCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1975
- Booth v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1964
- People v. BauerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1969
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