PEOPLE v. PALEN


7 N.Y.2d 107 (1959)

The People of the State of New York, Appellant, v. Floyd E. Palen, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided December 30, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John T. Casey, District Attorney, for appellant.

M. Andrew Dwyer, Jr., for respondent.

Chief Judge CONWAY and Judges DESMOND, DYE, FULD, VAN VOORHIS and BURKE concur.


FROESSEL, J.

Defendant was convicted of grand larceny in the first degree, and sentenced as a prior felony offender to imprisonment for not less than 10 nor more than 20 years. The Appellate Division reversed upon the law alone, and ordered a new trial. The only question before us on this appeal is whether the trial court — over the repeated objections of the defense — improperly received evidence...

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