Case Name: The People, Resp'ts, v. Thomas Ryan, App'lt
Court: New York Supreme Court, General Term
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1893-05-13
Citations: 52 N.Y. St. Rep. 933
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People, Resp'ts, v. Thomas Ryan, App'lt.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York State Reporter
Volume: 52
Pages: 933–933

Head Matter:
The People, Resp'ts, v. Thomas Ryan, App'lt.

Opinion:
Conviction, judgment and order reversed, and a new trial ordered, and the clerk directed to enter judgment and remit a certified copy thereof, with the return and decision of this court, to the court of sessions of Oswego county, pursuant to § 547 and 548 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Held, The cross-examination of the People's witnesses was improperly limited, and as the evidence of intent to ravish was so slight, the rulings were prejudicial to the defendant