United States ex rel. Lesser v. Hunt

Lesser, the relator, was convicted of the crime of kidnapping on February 19, 1932, in the Court of General Sessions of the County of New York. Later he moved for a new trial on newly discovered evidence; the court considered this motion and denied it on June 2, 1932. He then took an appeal from both the conviction and the order denying his motion for a new trial, and the Appellate Division for the First Department affirmed both (People v. Lipsky, 238 App.Div. 777, 262 N.Y.S. 881). The Court of Appeals denied leave to appeal. In February, 1935, the County Court of Clinton County issued a writ…