Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Joseph Gallo, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1963-06-27
Citations: 19 A.D.2d 620
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Joseph Gallo, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 19
Pages: 620–620

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Joseph Gallo, Appellant.

Opinion:
Judgment of conviction of defendant of the crime of conspiracy to commit the crime of extortion in violation of section 580-a of the Penal Law and of an attempt to commit the crime of extortion, unanimotisly affirmed. The imposition of separate sentences thereon to run consecutively was proper and did. not constitute double punishment within the prohibition of section 1938 of the Penal Law. (iSee Penal Law, § 2, 580-a, 850, 851; People ex rel. Maurer v. Jackson, 2 N Y 2d 259; People v. Erickson, 302 N. Y. 461; United States v. Bayer, 331 U. S. 532, 542; Brown v. United States, 167 F. 2d 772.) -Concur — Breitel, J. P., McNally, Eager, Steuer and Bastow, JJ.