Legal Opinion
People v. Tomaselli
New York Court of Appeals
Decided February 25, 1960PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFuld, J.
More than 25 years agxr — and in this account we ' accept as true the allegations of the petition for a writ of error coram nobis — Tomaselli, then 16 years old, was indicted by a Dutchess County Grand Jury for the crime of second degree forgery. Although originally represented by a lawyer of his own choosing, who apparently withdrew from the case, the defendant appeared without counsel in the County Court of Dutchess County on February 8, 1932, the date to which the arraignment had been adjourned, and voiced a plea of guilty. The court, declining to accept the plea, assigned a member of the…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Powell v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- United States v. WightCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1949
- People v. RichettiNew York Court of Appeals · 1951
- Diggs v. WelchCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1945
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3Cited by41 opinions
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