PEOPLE v. LELAND


26 N.Y.2d 920 (1970)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Melvin Leland, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided April 9, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Schwartz and Milton Adler for appellant.

Frank S. Hogan, District Attorney (Lewis R. Friedman and Michael R. Juviler of counsel), for respondent.

Concur: Chief Judge FULD and Judges BURKE, SCILEPPI, BERGAN, BREITEL, JASEN and GIBSON.


Order affirmed, without prejudice to defendant's instituting a new proceeding, if he be so advised, specifically alleging that his confession was used against him at trial and that the issue of voluntariness was then properly raised, upon which allegations he would be entitled to a hearing under People v. Huntley (15 N.Y.2d 72

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