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People v. Elfe

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Jul 7, 1966
219 N.E.2d 195 (N.Y. 1966)

Opinion

Argued June 7, 1966

Decided July 7, 1966

Appeal from the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the First Judicial Department, IRWIN D. DAVIDSON, J.

Betty D. Friedlander for appellant.

Frank S. Hogan, District Attorney ( Eric A. Seiff and H. Richard Uviller of counsel), for respondent.


Order reversed and case remitted to Supreme Court, New York County, for a hearing. The factual allegations that petitioner was coerced into pleading guilty by threats made directly to him by the Judge and District Attorney are sufficient on their face to require a hearing. ( People v. Glasper, 14 N.Y.2d 893; People v. Zilliner, 14 N.Y.2d 834; People v. Pearson. 12 N.Y.2d 978.)

Concur: Chief Judge DESMOND and Judges FULD, VAN VOORHIS, BURKE and BERGAN. Judges SCILEPPI and KEATING dissent and vote to affirm upon the authority of People v. Scott ( 10 N.Y.2d 380) and People v. Dash ( 16 N.Y.2d 493).


Summaries of

People v. Elfe

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Jul 7, 1966
219 N.E.2d 195 (N.Y. 1966)
Case details for

People v. Elfe

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. WILLIAM ELFE, Appellant

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Jul 7, 1966

Citations

219 N.E.2d 195 (N.Y. 1966)
219 N.E.2d 195
272 N.Y.S.2d 373

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