Legal Opinion
People v. McClafferty
Criminal Court of the City of New York
Decided March 21, 1973PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtM. Marvin Berger, J.
This case deals with the need to hold a preliminary hearing, in cases in which a Grand Jury has heard testimony against a person accused of committing a felony, hut, instead of indicting, has directed the District Attorney to file a prosecutor’s information, charging the defendant with a misdemeanor.
Both defendants are charged with the misdemeanor of criminal mischief in the fourth degree (Penal Law, § 145.00). Cangiolosi is also accused of assault in the third degree (Penal Law, § 120.00).
The defendants were arrested on November 4, 1972 and accused of burglary, a felony, as well as criminal…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Coleman v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Baldwin v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Salsburg v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- William D. Blue v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1965
- James C. Dillard v. Lynn Bomar, Warden, Tennessee State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1965
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3Cited by9 opinions
- People v. RobinsonCriminal Court of the City of New York · 1974
- People v. OrtizCriminal Court of the City of New York · 1979
- Mosley v. GorfinkelNew York Supreme Court · 1975
- People v. ShingCriminal Court of the City of New York · 1975
- People v. DavinoAppellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1975
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