Legal Opinion

People v. Mechanic

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided February 3, 1958Published

1Opinion of the Court

Appellant was indicted for rape in tbe first degree, sodomy in the first degree, and assault in tbe second degree. After trial in the County Court, Westchester County, the jury found him not guilty of rape in tbe first degree, and guilty of attempted rape (no degree being specified), sodomy in the first degree, and assault in the second degree. He was sentenced, on the sodomy charge alone, to imprisonment for a period of not less than 10 nor more than 20 years. No sentence was imposed for the other charges. The appeal is from the “ judgment of conviction ”. Appeal, insofar as it may be from…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Greenfield v. . People of the State of N.Y.New York Court of Appeals · 1881
  2. Chapman v. . Erie Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1874
  3. People v. CraigAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1944

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