People v. . Teal
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered June 18, 1909, 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 attempted subornation of perjury.
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Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered June 18, 1909, 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 attempted subornation of perjury. The indictment under which the defendant has been tried and convicted charges her with the crime of attempted subornation of perjury which is alleged to have been committed in an effort to obtain false testimony to be used in an action for absolute divorce brought by one Helen…
1Opinion of the Court
Werner, J.:
This appeal presents a question which is both interesting and important. Can a person he convicted of attempted subornation of perjury, upon evidence which would not support a conviction upon the charge of perjury, if the attempt had been successful ? As applied to the concrete facts of record the question is whether the defendant was properly convicted of an attempt at subornation of perjury even though the person sought .to be suborned could not have been convicted of perjury, if the false testimony attempted to have been procured had been actually given under oath. As appears…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- People v. . GardnerNew York Court of Appeals · 1894
- People v. . MoranNew York Court of Appeals · 1890
- Chamberlain v. . the PeopleNew York Court of Appeals · 1861
- Germond v. GermondNew York Court of Chancery · 1822
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- People v. JelkeNew York Court of Appeals · 1956
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