PEOPLE v. SHANKS


201 Misc. 511 (1951)

The People of the State of New York, Plaintiff, v. Jesse Shanks, Defendant.

County Court, Kings County.

December 4, 1951.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Miles F. McDonald, District Attorney (James McGough of counsel), for plaintiff.

Leo Shapiro, Harold L. Fisher and John J. Minett for defendant.


SOBEL, J.

The defendant moves prior to trial for the dismissal of the indictment on the Grand Jury minutes.

The defendant was indicted for murder, first degree, for a crime committed December 31, 1942.

It appears that while serving a long term at the Maryland penitentiary he wrote, early this year, to his former parole officer here in this State representing that he could furnish information concerning the death of one Calvin C. Smith...

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