The judgment in this case is reversed and a new trial ordered.
The defendant, a woman dressed in the garb similar to that worn by members of a religious order, was in the subway station at Grand Central holding out a plate to passersby. About five people dropped coins in the plate. She was convicted on April 6, 1951, under section 1990-a of the Penal Law for soliciting alms.
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