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The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Joseph Somme, Appellant, 1907 — 190 N.Y. 541 · caselaw · US
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The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Joseph Somme, Appellant
190 N.Y. 541·New York Court of Appeals·1907·NY
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The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Joseph Somme, Appellant.
People v. Somme, 120 App. Div. 20, affirmed.
(Argued December 2, 1907;
decided December 17, 1907.)
Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered June 8, 1907, which affirmed a judgment of the Court of Special Sessions of the city of New York convicting the defendant of the crime of unlawfully assuming the title of doctor of medicine in violation of section 153 of the Public Health Law.
Robert G. Beyer for appellant.
William Travers Jerome, District Attorney (Robert 8. Johnstone of counsel), for respondent.
[MAJORITY]
Judgment of conviction affirmed ; no opinion.
Concur : Cullen, Oh. J., O’Brien, Edward T. Bartlett, Haight, Yann, Hiscock and Chase, JJ.