Legal Opinion
People v. Mummiani
New York Court of Appeals
Decided February 9, 1932PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLehman, J.
On September 9, 1930, Dominick Buoncore was shot in a restaurant in the borough of Manhattan, city of New York. His assailant escaped. Before his death Buoncore made a statement which was admitted in evidence as his dying declaration. The police officers, who wrote out the statement for the dying man to authenticate by his mark, understood him to say that he had been shot by “ Moriano.” He added, “ See Patsy Cherry.” It is quite possible that the dying man may have mumbled the name and that he may have said “ Mummiani ” when he was understood to say “ Moriano.” At any rate it is Mummiani who…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Olmstead v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1928
- Bram v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- People v. DeforeNew York Court of Appeals · 1926
- Adams v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1904
- People v. AdamsNew York Court of Appeals · 1903
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3Cited by43 opinions
- Stein v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Malinski v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- People v. SettlesNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
- People v. SamuelsNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- People v. RamosNew York Court of Appeals · 2002
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