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People v. Cook

218 A.D. 808 Court N.Y. App. Div. English

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The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Herbert Cook and Others, Appellants, Impleaded with Another.

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Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Chautauqua county, rendered on the 23d day of April, 1926, convicting certain of the defendants of the crime of assault in the second degree.

While upon the record we are convinced of the guilt of the defendants, we disapprove of the conduct of the district attorney as manifested by Ms cross-examination of the defendants and Ms reference to a plea of guilty by a codefendant. All concur. Present — Hubbs, P. J., Clark, Sears, Taylor and Sawyer, JJ. Judgment of conviction affirmed.