UNITED STATES v. DENNO

No. 320, Docket 24546.

243 F.2d 835 (1957)

UNITED STATES ex rel. Elmer BURKE, Relator-Appellant, v. Wilfred L. DENNO, Warden of Sing Sing Prison, Respondent-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Second Circuit.

Decided May 1, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Maurice Edelbaum, New York City, for relator-appellant.

Frank S. Hogan, Dist. Atty., New York County, New York City (Richard G. Denzer, Albert P. Loening, Jr., Asst. Dist. Attys., New York City, of counsel), for respondent-appellee.

Before HINCKS, STEWART and LUMBARD, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

The relator was tried, convicted and sentenced to death for first degree murder in the Court of General Sessions of the County of New York. The judgment of conviction was affirmed by the New York Court of Appeals, unanimously and without opinion. People of State of New York v. Burke, 1 N.Y.2d 876, 154 N.Y.S.2d 637, 136 N.E.2d 711. Certiorari was denied by the Supreme Court of the United States. Burke v. People of State...

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