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People v. Kennedy

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
May 1, 1922
202 App. Div. 760 (N.Y. App. Div. 1922)
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In Kennedy, the Court stated that "[s]uch other evidence may consist of corroborating circumstances, but the corroboration must be of a `strong character and not merely corroborative in slight particulars, and it must contradict in positive terms the statement of the accused.' 21 R.C.L. p. 272."

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May, 1922.

Judgment of conviction of the County Court of Nassau county affirmed. No opinion. Blackmar, P.J., Kelly, Manning, Kelby and Young, JJ., concur.

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People v. Kennedy

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
May 1, 1922
202 App. Div. 760 (N.Y. App. Div. 1922)

In Kennedy, the Court stated that "[s]uch other evidence may consist of corroborating circumstances, but the corroboration must be of a `strong character and not merely corroborative in slight particulars, and it must contradict in positive terms the statement of the accused.' 21 R.C.L. p. 272."

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People v. Kennedy

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. EDWIN KENNEDY…

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

Date published: May 1, 1922

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202 App. Div. 760 (N.Y. App. Div. 1922)

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