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People v. Bishop

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Jul 13, 1972
40 A.D.2d 552 (N.Y. App. Div. 1972)

Opinion

July 13, 1972


Appeal by defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County, rendered April 2, 1971, convicting him of forgery in the second degree, upon a plea of guilty, and sentencing him to an indeterminate prison term of not more than seven years. Judgment reversed, on the law, and case remanded to the Criminal Term for resentencing in accordance with the views herein set forth. The sentencing court should have followed the procedure provided in sections 207 and 208 of the Mental Hygiene Law. Rabin, P.J., Latham, Shapiro, Christ and Benjamin, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

People v. Bishop

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Jul 13, 1972
40 A.D.2d 552 (N.Y. App. Div. 1972)
Case details for

People v. Bishop

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. WALTER BISHOP…

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

Date published: Jul 13, 1972

Citations

40 A.D.2d 552 (N.Y. App. Div. 1972)