Records reflect that in this first case, in a felony charge, the accused appeared to testify before the Grand Jury without an attorney. Despite the fact that he stated that he could not afford an attorney, he was not afforded the opportunity to apply for legal aid or court-appointed counsel.…
Records reflect that a man went to the accused, who was then an Assemblyman, for assistance in recovering the designation as a County Towing Garage which he had previously enjoyed. In response to this entreaty the Assemblyman made a telephone call to the County Comptroller, and requested his help in…
According to sources, in this first instant case, the accused’s present conviction is based upon an investment scheme which grossed approximately four million dollars in the instant County. He has been convicted on similar charges in another County and that conviction has been upheld by this court. The central argument…
On the evening of October 4, 1976 defendant was arrested on a warrant issued by the Nassau County District Court for the charge of forgery in the second degree. At that time, defendant was on parole from a 1964 sentence of 10 to 20 years’ imprisonment imposed upon his conviction…
Defendant moves for re-sentence of a 1964 conviction in this Court. The sentence in question was ten to fifteen years in Prison for Grand Larceny, first degree, as a third felony offender. He contends that his two prior cnvictions (both in Washington, D.C.) do not constitute felonies under Sec. 1941…
In a coram nobis proceeding, defendant appeals from an order of the County Court, Nassau County, dated February 26, 1963, which denied after a hearing his application to vacate a judgment of said court, rendered May 26, 1961 after a jury trial, convicting him of robbery in the first degree…
This is a criminal case where the Relator was sentenced by the Nassau County Court as follows: For Robbery, 1st Degree, 30–60 years; Burglary, 1st Degree, 150–30 years; Grand Larceny, 1st Degree, 10–20 years; Assault, 2nd Degree, 5–10 years. The sentences were ordered to run concurrently. A Nassau County Criminal…
The petition before this Court arises in the wake of the dismissal of the referenced indictment returned in Nassau County upon a grand jury presentation by the Office of the Nassau County District Attorney. Both the “Office” and the Attorney are respondents here. The petitioners are the named defendants under…
The records reveal that the accused moves before the Court, pursuant to Criminal Procedure Law, section 440.20, in order to vacate the sentences imposed upon him pursuant to an Indictment. It appears that after having been found Guilty by a jury of the Crimes of Burglary in the Third Degree…
The defendant was indicted by a Nassau County Grand Jury on September 23, 1985, charged with Grand larceny, Second Degree. In the indictment, it is alleged that, on or about July 15, 1985, the defendant stole a 1984 Pontiac Trans-Am from an automobile dealership in Hicksville, New York. A Nassau…