Legal Opinion
People v. Roth
New York Court of Appeals
Decided March 1, 1962PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtVan Voorhis, J.
Defendant was convicted of felony murder (homicide while engaged in the commission of attempted rape on November 24, 1958) with recommendation of life imprisonment. There was admitted into evidence the report to the County Court of two psychiatrists, appointed at the direction of the court, to the effect that he was capable of understanding the charge and of making his defense (Code Grim. Pro., §§ 870, 659-662). This report of the psychiatrists is dated January 20, 1959, and contains admissions made to them by defendant that he did the acts ascribed to him in the indictment and claimed to…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Culombe v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Spano v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Blackburn v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Haley v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Chambers v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
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3Cited by9 opinions
- People v. AndersonNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
- United States Ex Rel. Jerry Roth v. John L. Zelker, Superintendent, Green Haven Correctional FacilityCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
- State v. McGearyNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1974
- Iannielli v. Consolidated Edison Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980
- People v. Brown, New York County Courts1985
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