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Matter of Lewinson v. Crews

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Apr 17, 1968
238 N.E.2d 326 (N.Y. 1968)

Opinion

Submitted April 15, 1968

Decided April 17, 1968


Motion to amend remittitur granted. Return of remittitur requested and, when returned, it will be amended by adding thereto the following: Upon the appeal herein there was presented and necessarily passed upon a question under the Constitution of the United States, viz.: Appellant contended that to disqualify him as a juror because of his blindness violated his rights under the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment as well as his rights under the due process clause of that amendment. The Court of Appeals held that appellant's constitutional rights had not been violated.


Summaries of

Matter of Lewinson v. Crews

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Apr 17, 1968
238 N.E.2d 326 (N.Y. 1968)
Case details for

Matter of Lewinson v. Crews

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of EDWIN R. LEWINSON, Appellant, v. ROBERT J. CREWS, as…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Apr 17, 1968

Citations

238 N.E.2d 326 (N.Y. 1968)
238 N.E.2d 326
290 N.Y.S.2d 924

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