People v. Colavecchio
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtBastow, J.
Defendant appeals from a judgment convicting him of grand larceny, first degree. He was sentenced to prison for a term of 4 to 8 years as a first felony offender. It is plain from the record that he is of subnormal mentality. He was unable to state his exact age but on different occasions expressed the opinion that he was 20, 24 or 26. At an early age he was placed in a home for infant children and when 7 or 8 was committed to the Syracuse State School for mental defectives where he remained until he entered the Army. After three months’ service he was given a medical discharge.
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2Cases cited9 opinions
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