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The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. James Murphy, Appellant
179 N.Y. 595·New York Court of Appeals·1904·NY
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Opinion
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. James Murphy, Appellant.
People v. Murphy, 93 App. Div. 383, affirmed.
(Argued October 28, 1904;
decided November 15, 1904.)
Appeal from a judgment entered April 19, 1904, upon an order- of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the second judicial department, which reversed a judgment of tlie‘ Richmond County Court sustaining a demurrer to an indictment and overruling such demurrer.
Thomas G. Brown for appellant.
Edward Sidney Ravjson, District Attorney (Sidney F. Rawson of counsel), for respondent.
[MAJORITY]
Judgment affirmed on opinion below.
Concur: Cullen, Ch. J., Gray, O’Brien, Bartlett, Vann and Werner, JJ. Absent: Martin, J.