People v. Mangi

Under the principle of People v. Savvides (1 N Y 2d 554), it must be held that a promise was made to the witness Gordon, who was an accomplice undér indictment when he testified against appellant. Appellant was sentenced to State prison for not less than 7% or more than 15 years, having been convicted mainly on the testimony of Gordon and Gordon’s wife. After appellant’s conviction, execution was suspended of Gordon’s sentence to the Elmira Reformatory on one count of his indictment, and sentence was suspended on the other count. Appellant may have been the more serious offender, nor do we…