Legal Opinion

People v. Ercole

New York Court of Appeals

Decided June 25, 1958PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Chief Judge Conway.

In May of 1953 an indictment was returned against the defendant Ercole which contained four counts of larceny, the first for first degree grand larceny, and the remaining three for petit larceny. This indictment, drawn pursuant to section 276 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, is commonly known as a “long form” indictment. At the trial, after a jury had been sworn and some preliminary testimony given, the People sought to introduce evidence that the defendant accomplished the larcenies by means of false pretenses. The court sustained the defendant’s objection to this…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. People Ex Rel. Stabile v. . Warden, Etc.New York Court of Appeals · 1911
  2. People Ex Rel. Meyer v. WardenNew York Court of Appeals · 1936
  3. People v. . PalmerNew York Court of Appeals · 1888
  4. People v. . McGrathNew York Court of Appeals · 1911
  5. People Ex Rel. Sloane v. LawesNew York Court of Appeals · 1930

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. United States ex rel. Hetenyi v. WilkinsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1965
  2. De Canzio v. KennedyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1979
  3. People v. BoydAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1977
  4. People v. BartleyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1977
  5. Steed v. Shapiro (In Re Shapiro)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. New York · 1995

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