Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Plaintiff, v. Anthony Pandeline, Defendant
Court: New York Court of General Sessions
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1931-06-25
Citations: 141 Misc. 241
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Plaintiff, v. Anthony Pandeline, Defendant.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Miscellaneous Reports
Volume: 141
Pages: 241–241

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Plaintiff, v. Anthony Pandeline, Defendant.
Court of General Sessions, New York County,
June 25, 1931.
Thomas C. T. Crain, District Attorney [Louis J. Capozzoli, Assistant District Attorney], for the People.
Kramer, Bourke & Galgano, for the defendant.

Opinion:
Fres chi, J.
The defendant's motion to dismiss the indictment for rape in this case must be granted, the evidence being insufficient to warrant the submission of the case to a trial jury.
Sadie Prussian, a seventeen-year old girl, charges that she was raped by the defendant while in a taxicab. The defendant, when arrested, denied the charge. Under the law, there must be corroboration of the charge on the testimony of the prosecutrix which is entirely lacking. The district attorney who appeared for the People on this argument conceded that the testimony was insufficient.
Motion to dismiss indictment granted.