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Criminal Law · MBE-tested
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. William J. Hazard, Appellant
158 N.Y. 727·New York Court of Appeals·1899·NY
All concur, except Parker, Cli. J., and Bartlett, J., not voting.
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Opinion
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. William J. Hazard, Appellant.
(Argued March 10, 1899;
decided March 24, 1899.)
Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered May 23, 1898, affirming a judgment of the Court of General Sessions of the Peace in and' for the county of New York, entered upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crime of grand larceny in the second degree.
People v. Hazard, 28 App. Div. 304, affirmed.
Thomas A. Atchison for appellant.
Asa Bird Gardiner, District Attorney, and Charles-E. Le Ba/rbier for respondent.
[MAJORITY]
Judgment affirmed on opinion below.
All concur, except Parker, Cli. J., and Bartlett, J., not voting.