Legal Opinion
People ex rel. Fisher v. Morhous
New York Supreme Court
Decided February 23, 1944PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtImrie, J.
Relator, here on a writ of habeas corpus, seeks release from custody on the ground that he is deprived of his liberty without due process of law. In October, 1933, he was tried and convicted in the Court of General Sessions of New York on the charge of manslaughter, first degree, for shooting and killing one Feldman. He was sentenced on November 13th of that year to the term which he is now serving.
In October, 1934, by means of a letter to Judge. Bosalsky, who presided at his trial, relator moved informally for a new trial on the ground of newly discovered evidence; this motion was denied in…
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