People v. Saalfield

New York Court of Appeals
People v. Saalfield, 14 N.Y.2d 915 (N.Y. 1964)
252 N.Y.S.2d 320; 200 N.E.2d 862; 1964 N.Y. LEXIS 1015

People v. Saalfield

Opinion of the Court

*917Judgment reversed and a new trial ordered in the following memorandum: The Justice of the Peace is required, during the course of a trial before him, to keep some record thereof, no matter how informal, so as to insure a proper review on appeal (People v. Giles, 152 N. Y. 136, 140; People v. Wilkins, 281 N. Y. 224, 225). This is especially so in a case such as the one at bar, wherein the defendant made a specific request that a record of the proceedings be kept.

Concur: Chief Judge Desmond and Judges Dye, Fuld, Van Voorhis, Burke, Scileppi and Bergan.

Reference

Full Case Name
The People of the State of New York v. John H. Saalfield
Status
Published