People v. Politano

The defendant was convicted by a jury after a trial in County Court of possession of policy slips, in violation of section 975 of the Penal Law. He was sentenced to two months in the County Jail and, in addition, was fined $400. The defendant thereafter took an appeal to the Appellate Division, Third Department, from the judgment of conviction. On January 8, 1962, an order was made by the Appellate Division permitting the defendant to prosecute his appeal as a poor person (15 A D 2d 684).

The effect of such permission is to make it unnecessary for the defendant to go to the expense of hiring…