People v. Simmons

This opinion is rendered on objections raised by the defendant to fourth offender resentence proceedings under section 1943 of the Penal Law (as added by Laws of 1926, chap. 457).

As a foreword. A previous opinion (not reported) and holding by this court in the same matter, although generally dealt with in a. spirit of truth, was the subject of widespread distortion in certain publications. The court, therefore, states at the outset that the questions here raised do not involve the recent statutory amendments increasing punishment for serious crimes; nor are the bulk of the amendments which…