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PEOPLE v. MELTON

35 N.Y.2d 327 (1974)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Charles Melton, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided November 20, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vincent J. Syracuse for appellant.

Carl A. Vergari, District Attorney (B. Anthony Morosco and Janet Cunard of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge BREITEL and Judges GABRIELLI, JONES, WACHTLER, RABIN and STEVENS concur.

JASEN, J.

In June, 1962, the defendant pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the first degree in satisfaction of an indictment charging murder in the second degree. He was sentenced as a second-felony offender to a minimum of 20 years and a maximum of 25 years imprisonment.1 No appeal was taken from the judgment of conviction.

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