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People ex Rel. Newkirk v. McNeill

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Jun 20, 1955
286 App. Div. 875 (N.Y. App. Div. 1955)

Opinion

June 20, 1955.


Order dismissing a writ of habeas corpus and remanding appellant to the custody of respondent affirmed, without costs. The commitment, made pursuant to the provisions of sections 658, et seq. of the Code of Criminal Procedure, was valid on its face ( People ex rel. Cunningham v. McNeill, 281 App. Div. 845, affd. 306 N.Y. 645, certiorari denied 347 U.S. 908) and appellant failed to sustain the burden of establishing that he was no longer incapable of understanding the charge against him or of making his defense thereto. (Code Crim. Pro., § 662-b.) Nolan, P.J., Wenzel, Schmidt, Murphy and Ughetta, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

People ex Rel. Newkirk v. McNeill

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Jun 20, 1955
286 App. Div. 875 (N.Y. App. Div. 1955)
Case details for

People ex Rel. Newkirk v. McNeill

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK ex rel. CHARLES VAN NEWKIRK…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department

Date published: Jun 20, 1955

Citations

286 App. Div. 875 (N.Y. App. Div. 1955)