The People of the State of New York, Respondent v. Julius Lobel and Irving Cohen, Appellants

Summary

The New York Court of Appeals affirmed the convictions of Julius Lobel and Irving Cohen, holding that the indictment sufficiently charged the larceny offenses and that evidence of false pretenses was admissible because the thefts were not "effected" by those pretenses; the court also rejected due‑process challenges to the jury selection. Two dissenting opinions argued that the false‑pretenses evidence was improperly admitted and that Cohen's conviction lacked proof beyond a reasonable doubt.