Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Herman Lasher and Daniel Greenfield, Appellants
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1920-05
Citations: 192 A.D. 923
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Herman Lasher and Daniel Greenfield, Appellants.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 192
Pages: 923–923

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Herman Lasher and Daniel Greenfield, Appellants.

Opinion:
Judgment of conviction of the County Court of Westchester county affirmed. No opinion. Mills, Rich, Kelly and Jaycox, JJ., concur; Jenks, P. J., dissents upon the ground that the court committed reversible error in its instruction to the jury as follows: " The Court of Appeals says, that when stolen property is found in the possession of a person such person is presumed to have stolen it. Stating it in another way, the Court of Appeals has held that the possession of stolen property by one is prima facie evidence that he is the thief." (See Knickerbocker v. People, 43 N. Y. 177; People v. Friedman, 149 App. Div. 873.)