Lambert v. People
Court for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors
On error from, the supreme court. The record upon which the cause was discussed and decided here, is given at large, and verbatim, in 7 Cowen’s Rep. 166, S. C., by the title of H. B. Lambert against The people. The reasons for the judgment below were, some time after the decision of the cause there, rendered by the chief justice, and printed for the use of the court of errors, as follows: *Savage, Ch. Justice.
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On error from, the supreme court. The record upon which the cause was discussed and decided here, is given at large, and verbatim, in 7 Cowen’s Rep. 166, S. C., by the title of H. B. Lambert against The people. The reasons for the judgment below were, some time after the decision of the cause there, rendered by the chief justice, and printed for the use of the court of errors, as follows: *Savage, Ch. Justice. Thedefendant below was indicted with others in the general sessions of the city and county of New York, for a conspiracy to defraud certain incorporated companies and certain…
1Opinion of the Court
Spencer,
Senator. The first point which I shall exam ine in this case is, the objection that the means by which it was intended to accomplish the conspiracy, are not’ set out in the indictment. The general principle that-every man is entitled to a specification of the charge against him, is so deeply engrafted into our criminal law, and is so essential to the enjoyment and protection of personal-liberty in a free country,"that it must bé a waste of time to enforce it by argument or authority. The rule, founded upon this principle, as given by an excellent modern writer on criminal law, (Mr.…
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