Legal Opinion
People v. Bailey
New York Court of Appeals
Decided April 10, 1968PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKeating, J.
The primary issue presented by these three appeals is whether the defendants, who were sentenced to one day to life for various sex offenses, were entitled to a hearing prior to the imposition of sentence. The resolution of this issue depends in turn upon the applicability of the recent Supreme Court decision in Specht v. Patterson (386 U. S. 605 [1967]) in which the court held that the sentencing procedure outlined in the statutes of the State of Colorado was constitutionally defective in failing to provide a defendant with an opportunity to be heard and be confronted with evidence prior to…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Stovall v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Johnson v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Specht v. PattersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- O’connor v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Trueblood v. TinsleySupreme Court of Colorado · 1961
3Cited by18 opinions
- People v. SmithNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
- United States of America Ex Rel. Roy Schuster, Relator-Appellant v. Ross E. Herold, M.D., Director of Dannemora State Hospital, Dannemora, New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1969
- David Hollis v. Harold J. Smith, Superintendent, Attica Correctional Facility, RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
- State v. HorneSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1970
- Snead v. Department of Social Services, City of New YorkDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1973
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