Legal Opinion
People v. Cunningham
New York County Courts
Decided March 15, 1954PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilliam Lyman, J.
The defendant is presently confined in Matteawan State Hospital for the criminal insane pursuant to an order for his commitment entered on December 20, 1945 by the late Hon. Lester W. Patterson, a Judge of this court. He now moves for a writ of error coram nobis to vacate and set aside the aforesaid order upon the ground that he was not represented by counsel in such commitment proceedings.
It appears that two indictments were filed against the defendant on October 26, 1945, one charging a violation of subdivision 5-a of section 1897 of the Penal Law and the other assault, first degree. He was…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- People Ex Rel. Cunningham v. McNeillNew York Court of Appeals · 1953
- People ex rel. Cunningham v. McNeillAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1953
3Cited by7 opinions
- Cappetta v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1967
- United States ex rel. Maldonado v. DennoDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1965
- Department of Housing Preservation & Development v. LamisonCivil Court of the City of New York · 1983
- People v. King, New York County Courts1954
- People v. McManus, New York County Courts1957
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