New York Supreme Court, 1881

Clark v. People

Clark v. People
New York Supreme Court · Decided October 15, 1881
32 N.Y. Sup. Ct. 314
Clark v. People

Opinion of the Court

Conviction and judgment reversed and new trial ordered in the Court of Sessions of Jefferson county, to which court the proceedings are remitted. Held, that the indictment is sufficient, but there is no satisfactory evidence that the goods alleged to have been stolen were found in the prisoner’s possession, there being no proof that he occupied the upper chamber in which the goods were found by the officer, or that he had access to it.

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