Legal Opinion
Robinson v. Smith
District Court, W.D. New York
Decided May 9, 1978No. Civ-1973-349PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CURTIN, Chief Judge.
On April 18, 1959, Henry Duscher, owner of a delicatessen which was located at the corner of Delaware Avenue and Sanders Road in Buffalo, New York, was shot and killed in the course of a robbery at his store. Petitioner Willie James Robinson and codefendants Alphonso Williams and Ernest Jackson were tried for this crime and were convicted on October 23, 1959 in Erie County Court following a jury trial. All three were sentenced to life imprisonment. Petitioner and codefendant Jackson appealed their convictions and the Appellate Division, Fourth Department, reversed and…
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