¶1Judgment of conviction of the Court of Special Sessions reversed and new trial ordered upon the ground that the defendant was an ignorant and illiterate man, unable to speak the English language, and unaware at the time that he was being tried for the offense charged against him and was unrepresented by counsel. Hirsehberg, Burr, Thomas, Carr and Rich, JJ., concurred.
153 A.D. 907
People v. Elefanto
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 15, 1912
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · decided 1912-11-15
Decided 1912-11-15