Legal Opinion
People v. Vann
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 18, 1976PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Per curiam
Twenty-four years after a jury found the defendant Vann guilty of murder and he was sentenced to life imprisonment, he raises now, for the first time, his claim that his trial was unfair. We agree.
He seeks a reversal of his conviction and a new trial, or in the interest of justice a dismissal of the indictment due to the impossibility of retrial. We would reverse and order a new trial.
A brief reference to the procedural steps leading to this appeal and to the circumstances leading to defendant’s conviction is appropriate.
On December 11, 1952 Vann was sentenced to life imprisonment following…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Berger v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1935
- People v. HuntleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1965
- Stroud v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
- People v. RussellNew York Court of Appeals · 1934
- People v. MontgomeryNew York Court of Appeals · 1969
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3Cited by4 opinions
- People v. CwiklaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1977
- People v. ThomasulaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
- People v. BendellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
- People v. ChamblissAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985