Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. William Ray, Appellant
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1965-11-24
Citations: 16 N.Y.2d 1040
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. William Ray, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 16
Pages: 1040–1040

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. William Ray, Appellant.
Argued October 21, 1965;
decided November 24, 1965.
Marvin H. Leicher and Harold M. Hershman for appellant.
Frank D. O’Connor, District Attorney (Benj. J. Jacobson and Eileen M. Thornton of counsel), for respondent.

Opinion:
Judgment reversed and information dismissed. On the vital question in the case whether the entry into the laundry room of the apartment building project in which appellant was a tenant was with an intent to commit a crime, the proof is equivocal. It does not exclude an innocent purpose beyond a reasonable doubt (People v. Fitzgerald, 156 N. Y. 253; People v. Weiss, 290 N. Y. 160).
Concur: Chief Judge Desmond and Judges Dye, Fuld, Van Voorhis, Burke, Scileppi and Bergan.