Legal Opinion

United States ex rel. Hussey v. LaVallee

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided June 24, 1970No. 773, Docket 34200PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Per curiam

Relator John Hussey and two companions, Benny Calcione and Eugene Bogart, were indicted in Kings County for first degree murder committed in the course of escaping from a robbery in July 1949. The court appointed three lawyers to represent Hussey and set the case down for trial to begin on January 16, 1950. Prior to that date, Hussey’s lawyers conferred with Samuel Bader, an experienced criminal lawyer, who had *458been appointed to represent Calcione. On January 16, 1950, the court appointed Bader as a fourth lawyer to represent Hussey and severed Hussey’s case from that of his co-defendants.

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2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Townsend v. SainSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. United States v. Carl Lovano and Peter GenovaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1970
  3. United States ex rel. Hussey v. LaValleeDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1969

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Palmer v. AdamsSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1972
  2. United States of America Ex Rel. John Hussey, Relator-Appellant v. J. Edwin Lavallee, Warden of Clinton Prison, Dannemora, New York,respondent-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1970

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