Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Harold Silverman, Benjamin N. Spevack, William Goldis and Samuel Schorr, Appellants
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1938-07-07
Citations: 278 N.Y. 670
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Harold Silverman, Benjamin N. Spevack, William Goldis and Samuel Schorr, Appellants.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 278
Pages: 670–671

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Harold Silverman, Benjamin N. Spevack, William Goldis and Samuel Schorr, Appellants.
Argued June 1, 1938;
decided July 7, 1938.
Morris Spevack, Haskel Jacobs and Emanuel Bloch for Benjamin N. Spevack, appellant.
Edward C. Maguire and Edmond B. Butler for William Goldis, appellant.
Louis H. Solomon and Arthur Imbell for Samuel Schorr, appellant.
Sol A. Klein for Harold Silverman, appellant.
Thomas E. Dewey, District Attorney (Barent Ten Eyck, Felix C. Benvenga and E. G. Stoddard of counsel), for respondent.

Opinion:
As to defendants Spevack, Goldis and Schorr: judgment affirmed. As to defendant Silverman: judgment reversed and information dismissed on the ground that his guilt has not been proven beyond a reasonable doubt. No opinion.
Concur: Lehman, O'Brien, Loughran and Rippey, JJ.; Hubbs and Finch, JJ., concur as to Spevack, Goldis and Schorr, but dissent as to Silverman and vote to affirm as to him. Taking no part: Crane, Ch. J.