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13 N.Y.2d 690

People v. Davis

New York Court of Appeals

Decided May 29, 1963

New York Court of Appeals · decided 1963-05-29

Cited by 4 later decisions (1 by the Supreme Court) — most recently May 1978

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Decided 1963-05-29

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¶1Judgment reversed and the indictment dismissed upon the authority of People v. Meyer (11 N Y 2d 162). The police officer who preferred the vagrancy charge upon which appellant was arraigned acknowledged that it was merely a pretext upon which to hold him for the homicide. No opinion.

¶2Concur: Chief Judge Desmond and Judges Fuld, Van Voorhis, Foster and Scilepfl Judges Dye and Burke dissent and vote to affirm upon the authority of People v. Weinstein (11 N Y 2d 1098).

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