Legal Opinion
People v. Del Rio
New York Court of Appeals
Decided April 30, 1964PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Chief Judge Desmond.
In June, 1961, on a jury’s verdict, defendant was sentenced for murder, second degree (and other crimes) to imprisonment for from 20 years to life. After his appeal to the Appellate Division had resulted in a unanimous affirmance, leave to appeal to this court was granted him and he took the appeal to us on March 11, 1963. On October 3, 1963 (13 N Y 2d 899) we granted a motion made by the People to dismiss the appeal for “ mootness ” on a showing that defendant had left the United States for Cuba, that his sentence had been commuted so that the minimum would be the time…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Eisler v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- People of the State of N.Y. v. . GenetNew York Court of Appeals · 1874
- Commonwealth v. AndrewsMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1867
- State v. AndersonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1935
- Eighmy v. . the PeopleNew York Court of Appeals · 1879
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3Cited by54 opinions
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