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People v. Elefanto

137 N.Y.S. 1133 Court N.Y. App. Div. Decision date 1912-11-01 English

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PEOPLE, Respondent, v. ELEFANTO, Appellant.
(Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department.
’November 1, 1912.)

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Proceeding by the People of the State of New York against Giuseppe Elefante.

Judgment of conviction of the Court of Special Sessions reversed, and new trial ordered, upon the ground that the defendant was an ignorant and illiterate man, unable to speak the English language, and unaware at the time that he was being tried for the offense charged against him, and was unrepresented by counsel. See, also, 149 App. Div. 958 , 133 N. Y. Supp. 1136 . _