People v. Blake

New York Court of Appeals
People v. Blake, 27 N.Y.2d 615 (N.Y. 1970)
261 N.E.2d 415; 313 N.Y.S.2d 419; 1970 N.Y. LEXIS 1239

People v. Blake

Opinion of the Court

Motion to amend remittitur granted. Return of remittitur requested and, when returned, it will be amended by adding thereto the following: Upon the appeal herein, there was presented and necessarily passed upon the following question under the Constitution of the United States, viz.: Whether the rights of defendant, under the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments, were adversely affected by allowing evidence of a prior improper conviction of the defendant. The Court of Appeals considered this contention, and held that there was no violation of defendant’s constitutional rights. [See 26 N Y 2d 954.]

Reference

Full Case Name
The People of the State of New York v. William Blake
Status
Published