Legal Opinion
People ex rel. Butler v. McNeill
New York Supreme Court
Decided September 7, 1961PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJames D. Hopkins, J.
The issue in this habeas corpus proceeding is whether the relator, now an inmate of Matteawan State Hospital by commitment of the Supreme Court, County of Niagara, dated September 21, 1950, is presently capable of understanding the criminal charge lodged against him, and of conferring with his counsel and making his defense.
The relator was indicted by the May, 1950 Grand Jury of Niagara County for the crime of murder in the first degree. He was accused of causing the death of one Lillian Bordeau on or about April 4, 1950 by asphyxiation through hanging. The *723victim’s body was found on the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Durham v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1954
- Perlmutter v. Beth David HospitalNew York Court of Appeals · 1954
- Estate of GestnerCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1949
- People v. Wolfe, New York County Courts1950
- People v. Greene, New York County Courts1952
3Cited by19 opinions
- Whitree v. StateNew York Court of Claims · 1968
- People v. Valentino, New York County Courts1974
- People ex rel. Leonard HH. v. NixonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
- People v. SwallowNew York Supreme Court · 1969
- People v. Soto, New York County Courts1972
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