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The People of the State of New York, Appellant, v. Walter K. Freeman, Respondent, 1898 — 156 N.Y. 694 · caselaw · US
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The People of the State of New York, Appellant, v. Walter K. Freeman, Respondent
156 N.Y. 694·New York Court of Appeals·1898·NY
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Opinion
The People of the State of New York, Appellant, v. Walter K. Freeman, Respondent.
People v. Freeman, 25 App. Div. 588, affirmed.
(Argued June 9, 1898;
decided June 24, 1898.)
Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered February 15, 1898, reversing a judgment entered upon a verdict convicting the defendant of the crime of rape, and granting a new ti'ial.
Charles E. Le Barbier for appellant.
John R. Dos Passos and Edmund Francis Harding for respondent.
[MAJORITY]
Order of Appellate Division affirmed on opinion below.