Legal Opinion

People v. Mavis

New York Supreme Court

Decided April 12, 1956PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtMichael J. Montesano, J.

The appellant, by appropriate proceedings, moved the City Court of Buffalo to vacate a judgment of conviction recorded against him in that court, dated September 11, 1934. A hearing on his petition in support of his motion was held in that court and testimony taken on the 11th day of January, 1956. The appellant appeals to this court from an order of the city court denying his motion to vacate the judgment of conviction.

It appears that in September, 1934 the appellant, then 17 years of age (and a named codefendant) was arrested and charged with the theft of “ a pair of opera glasses * * * of…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Matter of Morhous v. N.Y. Supreme CourtNew York Court of Appeals · 1944
  2. Matter of Bojinoff v. PeopleNew York Court of Appeals · 1949
  3. People v. ZambounisNew York Court of Appeals · 1929
  4. People v. JacobyNew York Court of Appeals · 1952
  5. Matter of Hogan v. N.Y. Supreme CourtNew York Court of Appeals · 1946

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. City of Dothan v. HollowaySupreme Court of Alabama · 1986
  2. People v. ScottNew York Court of Appeals · 1957
  3. State v. ChaconNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1957
  4. Soltis v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
  5. People v. Monahan, New York County Courts1968

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