¶1Appeal by defendant from a judgment of a city magistrate, holding a Court of Special Sessions of the City of New York, Borough of Brooklyn, convicting him of the crime of book-making, in violation of section 986 of the Penal Law. Judgment reversed on the law, the information dismissed, and the fine remitted. The evidence was insufficient to establish the guilt of the defendant beyond a reasonable doubt. (People v. Richardson, 287 N. Y. 563; People v. Soshtain, 288 N. Y. 658; People v. Carpenito, 292 N. Y. 498.) Close, P. J., Hagarty, Johnston, Adel and Lewis, JJ., concur.
268 A.D. 792
People v. Zelikowitz
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided June 19, 1944
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · decided 1944-06-19
Relies on People v. Carpenito · People v. Richardson · People v. Soshtain
Decided 1944-06-19