Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Robert L. Whitson, Jr., Appellant
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1922-07-12
Citations: 234 N.Y. 517
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Robert L. Whitson, Jr., Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 234
Pages: 517–517

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Robert L. Whitson, Jr., Appellant.
Crimes — rape — judgment of conviction reversed.
People v. Whitson, 195 App. Div. 910, reversed.
(Submitted June 6, 1922;
decided July 12, 1922.)
Appeal from a judgment of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the third judicial department, entered February 17, 1921, which affirmed a judgment of the Chemung County Court rendered upon a verdict convicting the defendant of the crime of rape in the second degree.
Wilmot E. Knapp for appellant.
Raymond F. Nichols for respondent.

Opinion:
Judgment reversed and new trial granted on dissenting opinion of Cochrane, J., below.
Concur: Hiscock, Ch. J., Hogan, Cardozo, Pound, McLaughlin, Crane and Andrews, JJ.