Legal Opinion
The United States of America Ex Rel. Ahmed Kassim, Relator-Appellant v. Walter H. Wilkins, Warden of Attica State Prison
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 19, 1962No. 26890_1PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Per curiam
Petitioner is held on a judgment of the Erie County (N. Y.) Court convicting him of manslaughter in the first degree on November 7, 1958, and sentencing him to a term of 5 to 10 years in Attica Prison. His motion for a new trial on the ground of newly discovered evidence was denied. His conviction was affirmed by the Appellate Division, People v. Kassim, 10 A.D.2d 905, 202 N.Y.S.2d 267 (4th Div.1960). Leave to appeal to the Court of Appeals of New York was •denied on June 17, 1960 and certiorari was denied by the Supreme Court of the United States, 364 U.S. 887, 81 S.Ct. 179, 5 L.Ed.2d 108…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Brown v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Lisenba v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- United States of America Ex Rel. William Petersen, Relator-Appellant v. J. Edwin La Vallee, Warden, Clinton Prison, Dannemora, New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1960
- United States Ex Rel. Leonardo Salemi v. Wilfred L. Denno, Warden of Sing Sing PrisonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1956
- People v. KassimAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1960
3Cited by4 opinions
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- Clyde Raymond Near v. W. K. Cunningham, Jr., Superintendent of the Virginia State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1963