People ex rel. Koons v. Elling

Supreme Court of New York

77 N.Y.S.2d 103 (1948)

Relevant factsFree

Koons pled guilty to petit larceny for removing money from illegal gambling slot machines, then sought habeas corpus relief arguing his conviction was invalid because the money came from an unlawful device.

IssueFree

Whether money in an unlawful gambling device can be the subject of larceny.

Holding & reasoning

The court resolved the question by applying the controlling rule to the facts and explaining precisely why the outcome followed. Its reasoning ties the doctrine to the record so you can reproduce the analysis on an exam.

Procedural history, concurrence & dissent

This section traces the case from the trial court through appeal and lays out how each opinion lands. Separate writings sharpen the majority's limits and flag the arguments most likely to resurface in class.

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