Legal Opinion
United States of America Ex Rel. George Diblin v. Harold W. Follette, Warden of Green Haven State Prison, Stormville, New York
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided November 17, 1969No. 714, Docket 33670PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ANDERSON, Circuit Judge.
On April 27, 1959, George Diblin was convicted of incest in violation of former N. Y. Penal Law, McKinney’s Consol. Laws, c. 40, § 1110. The judgment of conviction was entered in the former New York County Court of General Sessions (Judge Samuel Pierce, Jr.) follow ing a plea of guilty. 1 On June 24, 1959, Diblin was sentenced as a second felony offender (pursuant to the former N. Y. Penal Law § 1941) to a prison term of 18 to 20 years. He has since been serving his sentence in Green Haven State Prison. The second-offender sentence was based on Diblin’s prior…
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