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People v. Burnham

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Jun 28, 1907
120 App. Div. 388 (N.Y. App. Div. 1907)

Opinion

June 28, 1907.

W.T. Jerome, for the motion.

S.T. Tyng, opposed.

Present — INGRAHAM, MCLAUGHLIN, CLARKE, HOUGHTON and LAMBERT, JJ.


A reconsideration of the questions involved on this appeal in the light of the criticism of the opinion by the learned district attorney fails to disclose that the court overlooked any material facts or any controlling authority, or that any grounds exist which would justify the court in ordering a reargument. The reference in the opinion to the admission of the entries in the books of the corporation related solely to such entries against the defendant who is not shown to have had anything to do with the books or any knowledge of their contents or any connection with the entries, and the statement that the books of a corporation are not evidence against an officer of a corporation in a criminal proceeding against him of course refers only to books or entries where it was not shown that the person against whom the entries were offered had any knowledge of the entries or any connection with the books.

What we decided was that mere proof that defendant was an officer of the corporation did not justify the court in admitting all the books of the corporation as evidence against him in a criminal proceeding without proof of further connection of the defendant with the books or entries.

The motion for reargument is, therefore, denied.

The reversal was distinctly upon the ground that upon the facts proved the judgment of conviction could not be sustained. The application for a resettlement of the order is, therefore, denied.


Motion for reargument denied. Motion for resettlement denied.


Summaries of

People v. Burnham

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Jun 28, 1907
120 App. Div. 388 (N.Y. App. Div. 1907)
Case details for

People v. Burnham

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v . GEORGE BURNHAM, the…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department

Date published: Jun 28, 1907

Citations

120 App. Div. 388 (N.Y. App. Div. 1907)
106 N.Y.S. 57