Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Louis Battice, Appellant
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1959-02-26
Citations: 5 N.Y.2d 946
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Louis Battice, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 5
Pages: 946–947

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Louis Battice, Appellant.
Argued January 7, 1959;
decided February 26, 1959.
Anne Thacher Clarke and Florence M. Kelley for appellant.
Daniel V. Sullivan, District Attorney (Walter E. Dillon of counsel), for respondent.

Opinion:
Order affirmed; no opinion.
Concur: Chief Judge Conway and Judges Dye, Froessel, Van Voorhis and Burke. Judges Desmond and Fuld dissent and vote to reverse and to order a trial of defendant's sworn allegations of coercion, misrepresentation and suppression of facts (see People v. Picciotti, 4 N Y 2d 340, and cases cited therein).