Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. William Blake, Appellant
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1970-06-04
Citations: 27 N.Y.2d 615
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. William Blake, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 27
Pages: 615–615

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. William Blake, Appellant.
Submitted June 1, 1970;
decided June 4, 1970.

Opinion:
Motion to amend remittitur granted. Return of remittitur requested and, when returned, it will be amended by adding thereto the following: Upon the appeal herein, there was presented and necessarily passed upon the following question under the Constitution of the United States, viz.: Whether the rights of defendant, under the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments, were adversely affected by allowing evidence of a prior improper conviction of the defendant. The Court of Appeals considered this contention, and held that there was no violation of defendant's constitutional rights. [See 26 N Y 2d 954.]