Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Peter Cervone, Appellant
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1950-01-12
Citations: 300 N.Y. 636
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Peter Cervone, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 300
Pages: 636–637

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Peter Cervone, Appellant.
Argued January 3, 1950;
decided January 12, 1950.
Harold A. Gordon, Alexander Grasso and Charles J. Drago for appellant.
William M. Nicoll, District Attorney (D. Vincent Cerrito of counsel), for respondent.

Opinion:
Judgment affirmed; no opinion.
Concur: Loughran, Ch. J., Lewis, Desmond, Dye and Fuld, JJ. Conway and Froessel, JJ., dissent and vote to reverse and order a new trial upon the ground that the admission in evidence, over defendant's objection, of the hedge clippers, as the alleged assault weapon, constituted error, which upon this record we cannot regard as immaterial.