People v. Vollero

The defendant Alessandrio Vollero was convicted by a jury in this court of the crime of murder in the first degree. Upon appeal the Court of Appeals affirmed the conviction by a divided court and without opinion under section 542 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the section providing that the court must give judgment without regard to technical errors or defects or exceptions which do not affect the substantial rights of the parties. 226 N. Y. 587. The defendant has moved this court at Special Term for a new trial under section 465 of the Code of Criminal Procedure upon the ground of newly…