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People ex Rel. Campbell v. City of Buffalo

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Jan 28, 1908
191 N.Y. 500 (N.Y. 1908)
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In People v. Campbell, 234 Ill. 391, 84 N.E. 1035, 1036 (1908), the Illinois Supreme Court held that the act of ripping off a diamond stud attached to a shirt, followed by a brief scuffle, was robbery.

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Opinion

Argued January 8, 1908

Decided January 28, 1908

Edward E. Tanner for appellants.

Samuel F. Moran and Louis E. Desbecker for respondent.

Order affirmed, with costs; no opinion.

Concur: CULLEN, Ch. J., GRAY, VANN, WERNER, WILLARD BARTLETT, HISCOCK and CHASE, JJ.

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People ex Rel. Campbell v. City of Buffalo

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Jan 28, 1908
191 N.Y. 500 (N.Y. 1908)

In People v. Campbell, 234 Ill. 391, 84 N.E. 1035, 1036 (1908), the Illinois Supreme Court held that the act of ripping off a diamond stud attached to a shirt, followed by a brief scuffle, was robbery.

Summary of this case from Klikno v. United States

In People v. Campbell (1908), 234 Ill. 391, 84 N.E. 1035, the supreme court affirmed a conviction for robbery where the victim boarded a streetcar and was jostled by several men, causing him to feel a "jerk" at his diamond stud, which had been fastened in his shirtfront.

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People ex Rel. Campbell v. City of Buffalo

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK ex rel. JAMES CAMPBELL et al.…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Jan 28, 1908

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191 N.Y. 500 (N.Y. 1908)
84 N.E. 1117

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