Legal Opinion
People v. Zuckerman
New York Court of Appeals
Decided April 9, 1959PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtVan Voorhis, J.
Appellant pleaded guilty to a charge of attempted possession of a dangerous weapon as a felony under section 1897 of the Penal Law. A bizarre factual picture is presented in the circumstances leading to this man’s arrest, culminating in his shooting on several occasions at the wall of the residence of another man who knew but refused to disclose the identity of a third man, by whom appellant believed himself to have been wronged. An indeterminate penitentiary sentence was imposed under section 203 of the Correction Law, carrying a maximum of three years. A prisoner may be released *403sooner by…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- People v. ThompsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1929
- People v. SpeiserNew York Court of Appeals · 1938
- People v. PorfidoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1952
- People v. MoranNew York Court of Appeals · 1953
- People v. BakerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1952
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3Cited by7 opinions
- United States Ex Rel. Thurmond v. MancusiDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1967
- People v. PollenzNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
- United States Ex Rel. Amuso v. LaValleeDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1968
- Hennessy v. CunninghamAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1977
- Department of Housing Preservation & Development v. Park Properties Development AssociatesCivil Court of the City of New York · 1992
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