PEOPLE EX REL. POLAKOWSKI v. SILBERGLITT


13 Misc.2d 21 (1958)

The People of the State of New York ex rel. Edward Polakowski, Relator, v. Harry Silberglitt, as Warden of the City Prison, Respondent.

Supreme Court, Special Term, New York County.

June 2, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph Aronstein, Max Schultz, Henry Hirsch and Cornelius D. McNamara for relator.

Frank S. Hogan, District Attorney (Leonard H. Sandler and Vincent J. Dermody of counsel), for respondent.


WILLIAM C. HECHT, J.

The petitioner seeks by writ of habeas corpus to secure his release from the City Prison, where he is now detained pursuant to an indictment for murder in the first degree.

Petitioner was indicted for murder in the first degree and the case was submitted to the jury on three counts: murder in the first degree, murder in the second degree, manslaughter in the first degree. It appears that the Judge, in his charge, instructed...

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