People v. Ray

New York Court of Appeals
People v. Ray, 16 N.Y.2d 1040 (N.Y. 1965)
213 N.E.2d 322; 265 N.Y.S.2d 914; 1965 N.Y. LEXIS 1020

People v. Ray

Opinion of the Court

Judgment reversed and information dismissed. On the vital question in the case whether the entry into the laundry room of the apartment building project in which appellant was a tenant was with an intent to commit a crime, the proof is equivocal. It does not exclude an innocent purpose beyond a reasonable doubt (People v. Fitzgerald, 156 N. Y. 253; People v. Weiss, 290 N. Y. 160).

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. William Ray
Status
Published