People v. Wagner

New York Court of Appeals
People v. Wagner, 162 N.E. 521 (N.Y. 1928)
248 N.Y. 553; 1928 N.Y. LEXIS 1350

People v. Wagner

Opinion of the Court

Judgment of conviction affirmed.

Pound, Crane and Andrews, JJ., vote to affirm upon the ground that the error in the charge as to the burden of proof upon the issue of self-defense may be disregarded under section 542 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, and O’Brien, J., upon the ground there is no evidence in the record presenting an issue as to self-defense; Cardozo, Ch. J., Lehman and Kellogg, JJ., dissent upon the ground that such error may not be disregarded.

Reference

Full Case Name
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Wilmont L. Wagner, Appellant
Cited By
1 case
Status
Published