NCJ Number
34992
Journal
Brooklyn Law Review Volume: 42 Issue: 3 Dated: (WINTER 1976) Pages: 576-598
Date Published
1976
Length
23 pages
Annotation
REVIEW OF THE SUPREME COURT RULING IN LEFKOWITZ V NEWSOME (1975) WHICH OPENED THE DOOR TO FEDERAL HABEAS CORPUS REVIEW IN THE POST-GUILTY-PLEA APPEAL PROCESS.
Abstract
FORMER FEDERAL COURT DECISIONS CONCERNING GUILTY PLEAS AND FEDERAL HABEAS CORPUS REVIEW ARE EXAMINED. A SECTION OF THE NEW YORK CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE PROVIDING FOR SUPPRESSION OF ILLEGALLY OBTAINED EVIDENCE IS ALSO DISCUSSED.