MATTER OF WATTS v. SUPREME CT.


36 A.D.2d 17 (1971)

In the Matter of Francis J. Watts, Petitioner, v. Supreme Court of the State of New York, Criminal Term, County of Tioga, et al., Respondents

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Third Department.

February 11, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Betty D. Friedlander (Charles S. Desmond of counsel), for petitioner.

Louis J. Lefkowitz, Attorney-General (Ruth Kessler Toch and Douglas S. Dales, Jr., of counsel), for respondents.

Andrew F. Siedlecki, District Attorney of Tioga County.

HERLIHY, P. J., REYNOLDS, GREENBLOTT, COOKE and SIMONS, JJ., concur.


Per Curiam.

Petitioner has applied for an order pursuant to article 78 of the CPLR prohibiting respondents from trying him on an indictment, dated May 18, 1960, charging him with the crimes of murder in the first degree and assault in the first degree, both relating to an incident which occurred on April 16, 1960. He had been confined to Binghamton State Hospital on April 20, 1960 for examination and observation and...

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