Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Charles Collins, Appellant
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1973-10-11
Citations: 33 N.Y.2d 688
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Charles Collins, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 33
Pages: 688–688

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Charles Collins, Appellant.
Submitted September 10, 1973;
decided October 11, 1973.

Opinion:
Motion to amend remittitur granted. Return of remittitur requested and when returned, it will he amended by adding thereto the following: " Upon the appeal herein, there was presented and necessarily passed upon questions under the Constitution of the United States, viz: "Whether the rights of defendant under the Fifth, Sixth, and Fourteenth Amendments were denied. Defendant contended that an allegedly improper pre-trial confrontation in the absence of counsel tainted the in-court identifications of two eyewitnesses. He also contended that a purposeful pre-indictment delay of seven months violatéd his right to a speedy trial. The Court of Appeals considered these contentions and held there, was an independent basis for the in-court identifications and it was unnecessary to determine, in the first instance, whether the pre-trial confrontation was improper. The court also held that no purposeful delay was shown." [See 32 N Y 2d 916.]