Legal Opinion
United States of America Ex Rel. Fred Lafay v. Hon. Harry Fritz, Superintendent of Auburn Correctional Facility, Auburn, New York
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 26, 1972No. 75, Docket 71-1559PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MOORE, Circuit Judge:
The State of New York (the State) (representing Hon. Harry Fritz, respondent-appellant), appeals from an order of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, granting a writ of habeas corpus and setting aside the conviction in the Nassau County Court of Fred LaFay, the petitioner-appellee (LaFay). The conviction was based upon LaFay’s plea of guilty to the crimes of burglary in the third degree and attempted grand larceny in the second degree. LaFay was sentenced (May 2, 1967) as a second felony offender to concurrent terms of 10 to 20 years…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Fred J. Wellnitz v. Ray H. Page, Warden, Oklahoma State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1970
- United States of America Ex Rel. Charles F. Scott v. Vincent R. Mancusi, Warden, Attica Prison, Attica, New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1970
- United States v. Henry I. Horton, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1964
- United States v. WeeseCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1944
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3Cited by33 opinions
- United States v. BarkerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
- United States v. Melvin SweeneyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1989
- United States v. Arthur NeedlesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
- United States of America Ex Rel. Albert Curtis v. Hon. John Zelker, Superintendent of Green Haven Correctional Facility, Stormville, New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
- Robert Steven Mosher v. J. Edwin Lavallee, Superintendent, Clinton Correctional Facility, Dannemora,new YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
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