Legal Opinion

Al Mancuso v. David R. Harris, Superintendent of Greenhaven Correctional Facility and Robert Abrams, New York State Attorney General

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided April 13, 1982No. 755, Docket 81-2283PublishedCited by 40 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PIERCE, Circuit Judge:

Petitioner A1 Mancuso and co-defendants, Dominick Vaccarino and Ronnie Spagna, were indicted for the killing of James Coppola during the course of a burglary of the victim’s home on June 28, 1975. 1 Mancuso and Spagna were convicted of felony murder (N.Y.Penal Law § 125.25(3)) on May 11, 1978, after a trial before Justice Joseph R. Corso and a jury in the State Supreme Court for the County of Kings. Petitioner was sentenced to a prison term of 25 years to life. Both Mancuso and Spagna appealed their convictions to the Appellate Division, Second Department, which…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Parklane Hosiery Co. v. ShoreSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Sandstrom v. MontanaSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Cupp v. NaughtenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  4. Standefer v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  5. Petition for Naturalization of Antonio Olegario v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980

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3Cited by40 opinions

  1. Tilden N. Engle v. Theodore Koehler, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1983
  2. Bankr. L. Rep. P 70,011 United States of America v. Robert D. Alexander, Sr.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
  3. Marvin Pinkney v. John Keane, Superintendent, Sing Sing Correctional Facility, Ossining, New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1990
  4. Gerald Jerome Rock v. Phillip Coombe, Jr., SuperintendentCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1982
  5. Pedro Arroyo v. Everett Jones, Superintendent, Great Meadow Correctional Facility, and Robert Abrams, Attorney General of the State of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1982

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