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People v. Woods

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Jun 18, 1943
50 N.E.2d 302 (N.Y. 1943)

Opinion

Argued May 20, 1943

Decided June 18, 1943

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department, BRANCATO, J.

Alfred A. Duffy and Benjamin Schifter for appellant.

Thomas Cradock Hughes, Acting District Attorney ( Henry J. Walsh of counsel), for respondent.


Judgments reversed and indictment dismissed. There is in this record no proof of such conscious, exclusive and personal possession as would warrant the jury in convicting the defendant of larceny. No opinion.

Concur: LEHMAN, Ch. J., LOUGHRAN, RIPPEY, LEWIS, CONWAY, DESMOND and THACHER, JJ.


Summaries of

People v. Woods

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Jun 18, 1943
50 N.E.2d 302 (N.Y. 1943)
Case details for

People v. Woods

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. JOHN WOODS, Appellant

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Jun 18, 1943

Citations

50 N.E.2d 302 (N.Y. 1943)
50 N.E.2d 302

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