Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Robert Endy, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1966-06-20
Citations: 26 A.D.2d 574
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Robert Endy, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 26
Pages: 574–574

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Robert Endy, Appellant.

Opinion:
Appeal by defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Putnam County, rendered June 19, 1964, convicting him of manslaughter in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence. Judgment reversed, on the law and the facts, indictment dismissed and defendant discharged. In our opinion, the circumstantial evidence offered by the People does not, as a matter of law, possess the degree of certitude necessary to establish defendant's guilt (People v. Eckert, 2 N Y 2d 126, 129). Beldock, P. J., Christ, Hill, Rabin and Benjamin, JJ., concur.