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People v. Russo

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Dec 6, 1951
303 N.Y. 673 (N.Y. 1951)

Opinion

Argued October 10, 1951

Decided December 6, 1951

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department, HOFMANN, P.J., BURLINGAME, MORRISSEY, JJ.

Frank Serri for appellant.

Frank S. Hogan, District Attorney ( Jack M. Cotton and Richard G. Denzer of counsel), for respondent.


This court has already declared section 1898-a of the Penal Law to be constitutional ( People v. Gerschinsky, 281 N.Y. 581; see, too, People v. Terra, 303 N.Y. 332, decided herewith).

The judgment should be affirmed.

LOUGHRAN, Ch. J., LEWIS, CONWAY, DESMOND, DYE, FULD and FROESSEL, JJ., concur.

Judgment affirmed.


Summaries of

People v. Russo

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Dec 6, 1951
303 N.Y. 673 (N.Y. 1951)
Case details for

People v. Russo

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. JOHN RUSSO, Appellant…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Dec 6, 1951

Citations

303 N.Y. 673 (N.Y. 1951)
102 N.E.2d 834

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