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People v. Nitzberg

New York Court of Appeals

Decided December 10, 1941PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtLoughran, J.

The defendant stands convicted of murder in. the first degree. One Shuman was the victim of the homicide. On January 10, 1939, his slain body was found in an automobile that was parked on a street in Brooklyn.(1) Abraham Reles — a self-confessed accomplice in the crime — was the chief witness for the People. Put into direct discourse his story in substance was this: My business was murder in Brooklyn. Lepke was one of my bosses. In December, 1938, Mendy Weiss and I visited Lepke at his hideout apartment where Mendy “ told Lep that Pug Shuman was speaking to Inspector McDermott, giving him…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. People v. . KatzNew York Court of Appeals · 1913
  2. People v. KressNew York Court of Appeals · 1940
  3. People v. . MarendiNew York Court of Appeals · 1915
  4. People v. . WalkerNew York Court of Appeals · 1910
  5. Platner v. . PlatnerNew York Court of Appeals · 1879

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. People v. PrimoNew York Court of Appeals · 2001
  2. People v. NitzbergNew York Court of Appeals · 1943
  3. People v. WeissNew York Court of Appeals · 1943
  4. People v. GoldfeldAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1977
  5. Weatherwax v. Royal Indemnity Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1929

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