People v. . Pettanza
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the second judicial department, entered June 27,1911, which affirmed a judgment of the Kings County Court rendered upon a verdict convicting the defendant of the crime of kidnapping. The facts, so far as material, are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtMiller, J.
The decision of the Appellate Division was unanimous, but it is necessary to look into the facts to appreciate the effect of the rulings complained of. On the 19th of November, 1910, Joseph Longo, an eight-year old boy, was enticed from near his home at 186 Twenty-fifth street, Brooklyn, and taken to 330 East Sixty-third street, Manhattan, where he was found by an officer on December 8, 1910, in rooms consisting of a kitchen and bedroom, occupied by one Mito Sirisi and his wife, and their two small children. In the interval, his father, Francisco Longo, received four so-called “ Black Hand ”…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- People v. . MolineuxNew York Court of Appeals · 1901
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