Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Carl Vigilante, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1935-07
Citations: 245 A.D. 828
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Carl Vigilante, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 245
Pages: 828–828

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Carl Vigilante, Appellant.

Opinion:
Judgment of the Court of Special Sessions of the City of New York, Borough of Queens, convicting defendant of a violation of sections 973 and 982 of the Penal Law, reversed on the law, information dismissed, and defendant discharged. Under the circumstances it cannot be said that defendant unlawfully possessed and controlled a machine prohibited under section 982 of the Penal Law, and that he kept a place for gambling as prohibited by section 973 of the Penal Law. Lazansky, P. J., Hagarty, Scudder, Tompkins and Johnston, JJ., concur. Judgment of the Court of Special Sessions of the City of New York, Borough of Queens, convicting defendant of a violation of the State Alcoholic Beverage Control Law, unanimously affirmed. No opinion. Present — Lazansky, P. J., Hagarty, Scudder, Tompkins and Johnston, JJ.