Legal Opinion
People v. DeCillis
New York Court of Appeals
Decided May 7, 1964PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtScileppi, J.
Defendants were convicted of petit larceny by the Criminal Court of the City of New York. We have concluded that their conviction was based on sufficient legal evidence. The only point that requires comment is the contention raised by defendants Frank and Salvatore Yerderosa that they could not have been found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt because of the dissent on the facts registered by one of the Judges on the three-judge panel.
The issue has received considerable attention recently as the result of the opinion in People v. Scifo (40 Misc 2d 110). The question is novel to this court and…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Patton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1930
- People v. CrumNew York Court of Appeals · 1936
- Ramon Antonio Fournier v. Balbino Gonzalez, Warden of the District Jail of San JuanCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1959
- People Ex Rel. Frank v. McCannNew York Court of Appeals · 1930
- People v. SanabriaAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1964
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