John Hope, Plaintiff in Error v. the People of the State of New York, Defendant in Error

Summary

The Court affirmed the conviction for first-degree robbery, holding that the sufficiency of the grand‑jury indictment cannot be challenged by a plea, that defective counts do not invalidate a general verdict on valid counts, that the taking of a key with intent to appropriate satisfies robbery, and that evidence of a related burglary is admissible to connect the defendant to the robbery.