Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Sidney Newman, Appellant
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1961-10-19
Citations: 10 N.Y.2d 847
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Sidney Newman, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 10
Pages: 847–848

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Sidney Newman, Appellant.
Argued October 16, 1961;
decided October 19, 1961.
William G. Mulligan and Sidney J. Ungar for appellant.
Leo A. Larkin, Corporation Counsel (Seymour B. Quel of counsel), for respondent.

Opinion:
Judgments affirmed upon the ground that we find no abuse of discretion as a matter of law. No opinion.
Concur: Chief Judge Desmond and Judges Dye, Fuld, Froessel, Burke and Foster. Judge Van Voorhis dissents and votes to reverse the judgments of conviction and to permit defendant to withdraw his plea of guilty upon the ground that the City Magistrate's refusal to permit the withdrawal of the plea of guilty constituted an abuse of discretion as a matter of law. I concur in the dissenting opinion in the Appellate Division.