Legal Opinion
People v. Spano
New York Court of Appeals
Decided April 3, 1958PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBurke, J.
Defendant has been convicted of murder in the first degree. Except for the issue as to the admissibility of a confession made by the defendant our affirmance of that conviction requires no discussion.
On February 3, 1957 the defendant telephoned one Bruno, a New York City policeman whom he had known for several years, and admitted to him that he had shot and killed the decedent, Palermo, after a fight. The next day at about 7:15 p.m., accompanied by his attorney, defendant surrendered on the street to an assistant district attorney of Bronx County and several police officers attached to the…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Rochin v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- McNabb v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Lisenba v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Mallory v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Brown v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Culombe v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Spano v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- People v. HobsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- People v. MartinezNew York Court of Appeals · 1975
- Denzel Milton Lee v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1963
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