PEOPLE v. SELIGMAN


28 N.Y.2d 788 (1971)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Arthur Seligman and Milton Nadel, Appellants.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided April 8, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter L. Maroulis for Arthur Seligman, appellant.

Lawrence K. Feitell for Milton Nadel, appellant.

Albert M. Rosenblatt, District Attorney, for respondent.

Chief Judge FULD and Judges BURKE, SCILEPPI, BERGAN, BREITEL, JASEN and GIBSON concur.


MEMORANDUM.

The judgments appealed from should be modified by reversing the convictions for bribery. Defendants were not amenable to prosecution under section 374 of the old Penal Law. They were neither public servants nor serving in a judicial capacity as contemplated by the statute. However, the convictions for conspiracy need not be reversed. If an indictment charges conspiracy to commit a crime and refers to several separate...

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