Legal Opinion
People ex rel. Sedotto v. Jackson
New York Court of Appeals
Decided July 14, 1954PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Lewis, Ch. J.
By this habeas corpus proceeding the relator challenges the legality of the judgment by which he was confined in Clinton Prison.
At Special Term the writ was sustained and the court directed that the relator be discharged from custody. At the Appellate Division.the order of Special Term was reversed on the law, the writ was dismissed and the relator was remanded to State prison confinement. His appeal to this court is taken as of right.
The relator stands convicted in the County Court of Bronx County of perjury in the first degree, a crime punishable under subdivision 1 of section…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Hill v. United States Ex Rel. WamplerSupreme Court of the United States · 1936
- United States v. MurraySupreme Court of the United States · 1928
- Herpe v. . HerpeNew York Court of Appeals · 1919
- Bohlen v. Metropolitan Elevated Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1890
- Corr v. HoffmanNew York Court of Appeals · 1931
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3Cited by13 opinions
- People v. MinayaNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- People v. YannicelliNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- State Ex Rel. Dillehay v. WhiteTennessee Supreme Court · 1966
- People v. MinayaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1981
- People ex rel. Crockett v. RedmanNew York Supreme Court · 1964
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