Legal Opinion
Bergman v. Lefkowitz
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided December 19, 1977No. 450, Docket 77-2123PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRIENDLY, Circuit Judge:
Bernard Bergman, who had been a prominent figure in the New York nursing home industry, petitioned the District Court for the Southern District of New York for ha-beas corpus relief from a sentence of one year’s imprisonment, consecutive to a previous four months’ federal sentence, imposed by a New York state judge on a plea of guilty to making unlawful payments to a state legislator in violation of § 77 of the New York Public Officers Law. He contended that the Special State Prosecutor for Health and Social Services had breached a plea agreement and that he was…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Thomas Palermo and Sheldon Saltzman v. Warden, Green Haven State Prison, and Russell OswaldCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by21 opinions
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