Legal Opinion
People v. Cunningham
New York Supreme Court
Decided December 22, 1976PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLeonard H. Sandler, J.
The defendants, Patrick J. Cunningham and Anthony J. Mercorella, are charged in several indictments with violations of different provisions of the Election Law and the Penal Law arising out of circumstances attending Mr. Mercorella’s nomination by the Democratic Party in Bronx County as a candidate for Judge of the Civil Court in 1975.
The defendants have moved this court to inspect the Grand Jury minutes and upon inspection to dismiss the indictments for alleged legal insufficiency and for other reasons. Both are *1067named in one indictment and each is charged individually in the other two…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- People v. NitzbergNew York Court of Appeals · 1943
- United States v. SweigDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1970
- People v. PercyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1974
- United States v. HoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- People v. . WillettNew York Court of Appeals · 1915
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3Cited by9 opinions
- United States v. Patrick J. Cunningham and John J. SweeneyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1982
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- United States v. SmithDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2014
- People v. Elmhurst Milk & Cream Co.New York Supreme Court · 1982
- People v. SanchezNew York Supreme Court · 1984
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