Legal Opinion
Martinis v. Supreme Court
New York Court of Appeals
Decided March 11, 1965PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtDye, J.
This is an appeal by permission of the Appellate Division, First Department, from a unanimous order of that court granted in an article 78 proceeding prohibiting respondents-appellants from trying the petitioner on an indictment charging him with vehicular homicide on the ground that such a trial would subject him to double jeopardy (Matter of Martinis v. Supreme Ct. of State of N. Y., 20 A D 2d 79).
By way of background, it appears that on the evening of May 19, 1963, while petitioner Martinis was operating his automobile on the Henry Hudson Parkway, a public highway in the County of Bronx,…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- People v. SnyderNew York Court of Appeals · 1925
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- State v. EmpeyUtah Supreme Court · 1925
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3Cited by27 opinions
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- Corbin v. HilleryNew York Court of Appeals · 1989
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