New York Court of Appeals November 19, 1940 (People v. Lynch)

Lehman, Ch. J.

A jury has found the defendant guilty of grand larceny in the first degree. The Appellate Division affirmed the conviction under the provisions of section 542 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, which commands an appellate court to “ give judgment, without regard to technical errors or defects or to exceptions which do not affect the substantial rights of the parties.