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The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. James H. Davis, Appellant, 1908 — 191 N.Y. 514 · caselaw · US
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The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. James H. Davis, Appellant
191 N.Y. 514·New York Court of Appeals·1908·NY
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Opinion
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. James H. Davis, Appellant.
People v. Bams, 122 App. Div. 569, affirmed.
(Argued January 27, 1908;
decided February 18, 1908.)
Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered December 6, 1907, which affirmed a judgment of the Court of General Sessions of the Peace in the county of New York convicting the defendant of the crime of perjury.
Wilford H. Smith for appellant.
William Travers Jerome, District Attorney (Robert S. Johnstone of counsel), for respondent.
[MAJORITY]
Judgment of conviction affirmed; no opinion.
Concur: Cullen, Ch. J., Graf, Haight, Vann, Willard Bartlett, Hiscook and Chase, JJ.