PEOPLE v. WILSON


7 N.Y.2d 568 (1960)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Myron E. Wilson, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided April 21, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert J. Edelman for appellant.

Joseph F. Gagliardi, District Attorney (Arthur V. Praete of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge DESMOND and Judges DYE, FULD, FROESSEL, VAN VOORHIS and FOSTER concur.


BURKE, J.

Defendant contests the dismissal of his appeal subsequent to a denial of a motion to appeal as a poor person.

In 1924 at the age of 16, he was convicted upon a plea of guilty of the crime of burglary in the third degree, and is now serving a sentence of 15 years to life, imposed by the Westchester County Court on April 14, 1941, following his current conviction as a fourth felony offender.

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