People v. Thompson
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by Philip A. Brennan, attorney, from, an order of the Supreme Court, made at the Kings Special Term and entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Kings on the 30th day of April, 1923, assigning him as counsel to defend the defendant, Loretta Thompson, upon her trial under an indictment for manslaughter in the first degree.
1Opinion of the Court
Rich, J.:
As the question of appealability is not raised, we have decided to entertain the appeal in this case without deciding, however, that such an appeal will lie.
The defendant was, on March 3, 1923, indicted for the crime of manslaughter in the first degree. She retained the appellant to defend her and after a trial lasting five days the jury failed to agree and they were discharged. The appellant was not paid for his services, and as a result a misunderstanding arose and the appellant declined to continue to act as her counsel. Some time later a retrial of the indictment was moved and…
2Cited by9 opinions
- People v. SettlesNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
- United States v. MitchellCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1943
- United States Ex Rel. Mitchell v. ThompsonDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1944
- Menin v. MeninNew York Supreme Court · 1974
- People v. St. JohnAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1953
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