Legal Opinion
People v. DWIGHT S.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided July 7, 1971PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtScileppi, J.
Defendant appeals from a judgment adjudicating him a youthful offender upon his plea of guilty to acts, which, if committed by an adult, would constitute the crime of reckless endangerment in the second degree.
Firstly, for the reasons stated in the majority opinion at the Appellate Division (People v. Dwight S. [Anonymous], 33 A D 2d 1032), there is no merit whatsoever to appellant’s claim that his prior conviction for reckless driving requires the conclusion that he was placed in double jeopardy by the prosecution of the youthful offender information. Consequently, we have limited our…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Boykin v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Brady v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- McMann v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Duncan v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- McKeiver v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- People v. GandhiNew York Supreme Court · 1975
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