Legal Opinion
Gunning v. Codd
New York Court of Appeals
Decided March 25, 1980PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Chief Judge Cooke.
Section 30 (subd 1, par e) of the Public Officers Law provides that a public office shall become vacant upon the officeholder’s conviction of a felony. The question posed by this appeal concerns the operative definition of the word "conviction” as used in the statute.
On April 27, 1977, petitioner, a veteran police officer, was found guilty by a jury of official misconduct, a class A misde*498meanor (Penal Law, § 195.00), and bribe receiving in the second degree, a class D felony (Penal Law, § 200.10). Entry of judgment on the verdict was delayed at that time…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- People v. . FabianNew York Court of Appeals · 1908
- Cunningham v. NadjariNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- Blaufus v. . PeopleNew York Court of Appeals · 1877
- Matter of ObergfellNew York Court of Appeals · 1924
- Keogh v. WagnerNew York Court of Appeals · 1964
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3Cited by37 opinions
- People v. CarterNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
- People v. McCrightAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
- Greene v. McGuireCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1982
- De Paulo v. City of AlbanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- In re SwirskyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
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