Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. John H. Saalfield, Appellant
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1964-07-10
Citations: 14 N.Y.2d 915
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. John H. Saalfield, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 14
Pages: 915–917

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. John H. Saalfield, Appellant.
Argued June 2, 1964;
decided July 10, 1964.
Frank P. Della Posta for appellant.
Michael F. Dillon, District Attorney (Arthur G. Baumeister and Theodore S. Kasler of counsel), for respondent.

Opinion:
Judgment reversed and a new trial ordered in the following memorandum: The Justice of the Peace is required, during the course of a trial before him, to keep some record thereof, no matter how informal, so as to insure a proper review on appeal (People v. Giles, 152 N. Y. 136, 140; People v. Wilkins, 281 N. Y. 224, 225). This is especially so in a case such as the one at bar, wherein the defendant made a specific request that a record of the proceedings be kept.
Concur: Chief Judge Desmond and Judges Dye, Fuld, Van Voorhis, Burke, Scileppi and Bergan.