Legal Opinion
People v. Everett
New York Court of Appeals
Decided January 18, 1962PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFroessel, J.
Defendant was convicted of murder in the first degree, and, upon the jury’s recommendation, sentenced to life imprisonment. The evidence adduced at the trial may be summarized as follows:
At 11:30 on the morning of July 3,1959, Carmello Finocchiaro was discovered lying on the ground floor of 661 Broadway, Brooklyn, New York. Upon the arrival of the police, Finocchiaro was found near the elevator, bleeding profusely from head wounds, and incoherent. He died in the hospital the following day. The cause of death was 1 ‘ a fractured skull, subdural and epidural hemorrhage ’ ’.
On July 14 Detective…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Culombe v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Stein v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- People v. . GalboNew York Court of Appeals · 1916
- United States Ex Rel. Santo Caminito, Relator-Appellant v. Robert E. Murphy, as Warden of Auburn Prison, State of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1955
- Balbo v. . the PeopleNew York Court of Appeals · 1880
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3Cited by19 opinions
- People v. BaskervilleNew York Court of Appeals · 1983
- Commonwealth v. OwensSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
- State v. TraubSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1962
- United States Ex Rel. Charles Everett, Relator-Appellant v. Robert E. Murphy, Warden, Auburn State Prison, Auburn, New York,respondent-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1964
- People v. BurnettAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
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