People v. Wagner
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Opinion
Judgment of conviction affirmed.
Pound, Crane and Andrews, JJ., vote to affirm upon the ground that the error in the charge as to the burden of proof upon the issue of self-defense may be disregarded under section 542 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, and O’Brien, J., upon the ground there is no evidence in the record presenting an issue as to self-defense; Cardozo, Ch. J., Lehman and Kellogg, JJ., dissent upon the ground that such error may not be disregarded.
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162 N.E. 521, 248 N.Y. 553, 1928 N.Y. LEXIS 1350, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/people-v-wagner-ny-1928.