People v. Hand — 248 N.Y. 583

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p. 583

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Walter Hand, Appellant.

Headnote

Crimes — assault — driving automobile on highway in culpably negligent manner —judgment of conviction affirmed.

People v. Hand, Rockland Co. Ct. Oct. 25, 1927, affirmed.

(Submitted May 7, 1928;

decided May 29, 1928.)

Appeal, by permission, from a judgment of the Rock-land County Court, entered October 25, 1927, which affirmed a judgment of the Court of Special Sessions in the town of Ramapo convicting the defendant of the crime of assault in the third degree in that while driving an automobile in a culpably negligent manner on a public highway, he ran into and injured a child.

p. 584

Alton W. Teale and Theodore H. Engel for appellant.

Morton Lexow, District Attorney, for respondent.

Judgment affirmed; no opinion.

Concur: Cardozo, Ch. J., Pound, Crane, Andrews and O’Brien, JJ. Not sitting: Lehman and Kellogg, JJ.