Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Wilmont L. Wagner, Appellant
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1928-05-01
Citations: 248 N.Y. 553
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Wilmont L. Wagner, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 248
Pages: 553–553

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Wilmont L. Wagner, Appellant.
(Argued April 11, 1928;
decided May 1, 1928.)
Thomas F. Rogers for appellant.
Walter N. Renwich, District Attorney, for respondent.

Opinion:
Judgment of conviction affirmed.
Pound, Crane and Andrews, JJ., vote to affirm upon the ground that the error in the charge as to the burden of proof upon the issue of self-defense may be disregarded under section 542 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, and O'Brien, J., upon the ground there is no evidence in the record presenting an issue as to self-defense; Cardozo, Ch. J., Lehman and Kellogg, JJ., dissent upon the ground that such error may not be disregarded.