People v. Pettigrew
New York Court of General Session of the Peace
1Opinion of the CourtThomas Dickens, J.
This coram nobis motion charges the District Attorney with ‘ ‘ permitting the Court Jury [sic] and the defendant to be a victim of fraud.”
The introductory statement leading to this accusation is, “ That the District Attorney * * * failed to either, through inadvertence or otherwise, apprise the jury that the Peoples [sic] principle [sic] witness Frederick Walker for his Co-operation and testimony, did receive, prior to the trial Here — in [sic] A Suspended Sentence in the Federal District Court, Southern District, New York. ”
*115In both, the prosecution conducted in the Federal court and the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Rozell v. RozellNew York Court of Appeals · 1939
- People v. MortonNew York Court of Appeals · 1954
- People v. JonesNew York Court of General Session of the Peace · 1962
- People v. MortonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1954
3Cited by2 opinions
- People v. PortnerNew York Court of General Session of the Peace · 1962
- People v. VirgaNew York Supreme Court · 1965