Legal Opinion
People v. Graydon
New York County Courts
Decided March 27, 1972PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBernard Tomson, J.
This is a motion by the defendant for an order dismissing the indictment.
On June 24, 1971, defendant was indicted for the crimes of murder (Penal Law, § 125.25) and assault first degree (Penal Law, § 120.10).
The thrust of the defendant’s motion is that the People violated his basic constitutional rights and irreparably compromised his defense by reading and copying defendant’s mail while he was in the custody of the Nassau County Sheriff. Defendant contends that this violation occurred when the Sheriff’s department permitted representatives of the District Attorney’s office to review and…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Weeks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- United States v. WhiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Ex Parte JacksonSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
- Sostre v. McGinnisCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1971
- Stroud v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
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3Cited by8 opinions
- People v. ClaytonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1973
- People v. HargroveNew York Supreme Court · 1975
- People v. ShanisNew York Supreme Court · 1975
- People v. Edwin C.New York Supreme Court · 1975
- People v. EubanksCriminal Court of the City of New York · 1981
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