People v. Kopper

New York Court of Appeals

People v. Kopper

170 N.E. 501, 253 N.Y. 83, 1930 N.Y. LEXIS 802

CourtNew York Court of Appeals

DecidedFebruary 11, 1930

StatusPublished

Cited by3 cases

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People v. Kopper, 170 N.E. 501, 253 N.Y. 83, 1930 N.Y. LEXIS 802 (N.Y. 1930).

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Per Curiam.

To the uninitiated, the words upon the metal disks which issued from the machine might negative any possible inference that they were “ checks or memoranda calling for money.” Custom, notice or previous agreement might furnish to the initiated a key which would enable them to find in the disks the significance which was locked behind the words. The record permits the" inference that to the defendant who possessed the machine and to those who might be invited or permitted to use the machine, the disks were in fact checks or memoranda calling for money. We are not now passing upon a case where there is no extrinsic proof that the metal disks which may issue from the machine are understood by both the possessor of the machine and by those who may use it to call for money in exchangé for the disks. At least where that proof is supplied, possession of the machine constitutes an offense under section 982 of the Penal Law.

The judgment should be affirmed.

Cardozo, Ch. J., Pound, Crane, Lehman, Kellogg,

' O’Brien and Hubbs, JJ., concur.

Judgment affirmed.

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Per Curiam.

To the uninitiated, the words upon the metal disks which issued from the machine might negative any possible inference that they were “ checks or memoranda calling for money.” Custom, notice or previous agreement might furnish to the initiated a key which would enable them to find in the disks the significance which was locked behind the words. The record permits the" inference that to the defendant who possessed the machine and to those who might be invited or permitted to use the machine, the disks were in fact checks or memoranda calling for money. We are not now passing upon a case where there is no extrinsic proof that the metal disks which may issue from the machine are understood by both the possessor of the machine and by those who may use it to call for money in exchangé for the disks. At least where that proof is supplied, possession of the machine constitutes an offense under section 982 of the Penal Law.

The judgment should be affirmed.

Cardozo, Ch. J., Pound, Crane, Lehman, Kellogg,

' O’Brien and Hubbs, JJ., concur.

Judgment affirmed.

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