PEOPLE v. SAVVIDES


1 N.Y.2d 554 (1956)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Savva Savvides, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided July 11, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter L. F. Sabbatino and Edward J. Fontana for appellant.

Frank S. Hogan, District Attorney (Sidney M. Fruhling and Charles W. Manning of counsel), for respondent.

CONWAY, Ch. J., DESMOND, DYE, FROESSEL, VAN VOORHIS and BURKE, JJ., concur.


FULD, J.

Convicted of the crime of feloniously possessing a narcotic drug with intent to sell (Penal Law, § 1751), defendant seeks a reversal on the ground that the principal witness against him testified falsely, to the knowledge of the prosecutor who stood by in silence.

The relevant facts are briefly stated. Arthur Mantzinos, apprehended while picking up a quantity of marijuana from a locker in...

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