PEOPLE v. WILLIAMS


6 N.Y.2d 193 (1959)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Ferdinand Williams, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided July 8, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nancy Carley for appellant.

Frank D. O'Connor, District Attorney (Benj. J. Jacobson and Howard D. Stave of counsel), for respondent.

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


FULD, J.

In February of 1948, the defendant was convicted, following a jury trial, of two crimes of robbery in the first degree, two counts of grand larceny and of assault, in the County Court of Queens County. By reason of a 1935 conviction of attempted robbery in the Court of General Sessions, he was sentenced, as a second felony offender, to a term of imprisonment of not less than 30 nor more than 60 years...

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