Legal Opinion
People v. Zizzo
New York Supreme Court
Decided December 28, 1962PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHyman Barshay, J.
The defendant was indicted for murder in the first degree. At his arraignment on September 6, 1935 he was without counsel. At the direction of the court a plea of “ not guilty” was entered. Subsequent thereto counsel was assigned. He made no motions with respect to the indictment. After trial he was convicted as charged and on May 11, 1936 he was sentenced to be executed. The judgment of conviction was affirmed (272 N. Y. 602). Governor Lehman commuted the sentence of execution to life imprisonment.
Independent of this petition the court has ascertained that on March 11, 1958 his application…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Hamilton v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- People v. SadnessNew York Court of Appeals · 1949
- Canizio v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- People Ex Rel. Hubert v. . KaiserNew York Court of Appeals · 1912
- People v. . JoyceNew York Court of Appeals · 1922
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Chin Kee v. Commonwealth of MassachusettsCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1969
- United States Ex Rel. Spinney v. FayDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1963