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People v. Taormina

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Mar 1, 1933
238 App. Div. 852 (N.Y. App. Div. 1933)

Opinion

March, 1933.


Judgment of conviction of the County Court of Nassau county reversed on the law and the facts and a new trial ordered. The evidence establishes that the witness Hernley was an accomplice. His testimony was not corroborated as provided by section 399 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. The identity of the defendant as a participant in the crime was not proved beyond a reasonable doubt. Lazansky, P.J., Scudder and Tompkins, JJ., concur; Kapper and Carswell, JJ., dissent and vote to affirm.


Summaries of

People v. Taormina

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Mar 1, 1933
238 App. Div. 852 (N.Y. App. Div. 1933)
Case details for

People v. Taormina

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. JOSEPH TAORMINA…

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

Date published: Mar 1, 1933

Citations

238 App. Div. 852 (N.Y. App. Div. 1933)