New York Criminal Reports: Reports of Cases Decided in All Courts of the State of New York Involving Questions of Criminal Law and Practice with Notes and References, Volume 2W.C. Little & Company, 1885 |
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... sentenced , and before such sentence was pronounced , the defendant's counsel moved for arrest of judg- ment on the ground that the verdict was contrary to the weight of evidence ; that the court erred in refusing to charge the jury as ...
... sentenced , and before such sentence was pronounced , the defendant's counsel moved for arrest of judg- ment on the ground that the verdict was contrary to the weight of evidence ; that the court erred in refusing to charge the jury as ...
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... sentence of the defendant , upon the two indictments , would answer the ends of justice . Subsequent events have rather confirmed me in this belief ; so that , it now seems to me , to savor rather more of persecution than prosecution ...
... sentence of the defendant , upon the two indictments , would answer the ends of justice . Subsequent events have rather confirmed me in this belief ; so that , it now seems to me , to savor rather more of persecution than prosecution ...
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... sentenced to imprisonment in the state prison at hard labor for one year and nine months . H. L. Grose , for the prisoner , appellant . - I . The court erred in refusing to charge : " That without a specific and actual intention of ...
... sentenced to imprisonment in the state prison at hard labor for one year and nine months . H. L. Grose , for the prisoner , appellant . - I . The court erred in refusing to charge : " That without a specific and actual intention of ...
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... judge very properly and fully recognizes the serious importance of this question , when he stays the execution of the sentence pending an appeal . There are various other questions presented , but it is 38 NEW YORK CRIMINAL REPORTS .
... judge very properly and fully recognizes the serious importance of this question , when he stays the execution of the sentence pending an appeal . There are various other questions presented , but it is 38 NEW YORK CRIMINAL REPORTS .
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... sentenced to five years imprisonment , the maximum term , on an indictment for forgery in the third degree . Upon the ... sentence , less the commu- tation allowed for good conduct ; and was sometime last month , brought from Sing Sing ...
... sentenced to five years imprisonment , the maximum term , on an indictment for forgery in the third degree . Upon the ... sentence , less the commu- tation allowed for good conduct ; and was sometime last month , brought from Sing Sing ...
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Page 489 - By virtue of the final judgment or decree of a competent tribunal, of civil or criminal jurisdiction ; or the final order of such a tribunal, made in a special proceeding, instituted for any cause, except to punish him for a contempt; or by virtue of an execution or other process, issued upon such a judgment, decree, or final order.
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Page 67 - After hearing the appeal the court must give judgment, without regard to technical errors or defects or to exceptions which do not affect the substantial rights of the parties.
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