Klein v. Murtagh

Decision Date18 September 1974
Citation34 N.Y.2d 988,360 N.Y.S.2d 416
Parties, 318 N.E.2d 606 In the Matter of Frank R. KLEIN, Appellant, v. Hon. John M. MURTAGH and Maurice Nadjari, Respondents. In the Matter of Leon WASSERBERGER, Appellant, v. JUSTICES OF the NEW YORK SUPREME COURT OF QUEENS COUNTY et al., Respondents, Norman Archer, Intervenor-Appellant.
CourtNew York Court of Appeals Court of Appeals

BREITEL, C.J., and GABRIELLI, JONES, WACHTLER, SAMUEL RABIN, STEVENS and WITMER, JJ., concur.

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  • Auer v. Smith
    • United States
    • New York Supreme Court — Appellate Division
    • October 30, 1980
    ...Laws of N.Y., Book 11A, CPL 40.10, pp. 103-104; see Matter of Klein v. Murtagh, 44 A.D.2d 465, 355 N.Y.S.2d 622, affd. 34 N.Y.2d 988, 360 N.Y.S.2d 416, 318 N.E.2d 606). The legislative purpose of CPL 40.20, subd. 2 is to prevent successive prosecutions and cumulative punishment for several ......
  • People v. Aleynikov, Indictment Number 4447/12
    • United States
    • New York Supreme Court
    • May 2, 2013
    ...law because they are based upon separate and distinct statutes...." (Matter of Polito v. Walsh, 8 NY3d, at 688, quoting Matter of Klein v. Murtagh, 34 N.Y.2d 988 [1974], aff'g on op below 44 A.D.2d 465, 467 [2d Dept. 1974]). Defendant tries to argue that CPL 40.20(2)(f) does not apply becau......
  • Mason v. Rothwax
    • United States
    • New York Supreme Court — Appellate Division
    • December 12, 1989
    ...38, 511 N.Y.S.2d 565, 503 N.E.2d 996. In Klein v. Murtagh, 44 A.D.2d 465, 469, 355 N.Y.S.2d 622 (2d Dept.1974), aff'd 34 N.Y.2d 988, 360 N.Y.S.2d 416, 318 N.E.2d 606 (1974) the Second Department concluded that where a federal prosecution charged the defendant with violations of the Travel A......
  • McGrath v. Gold
    • United States
    • New York Court of Appeals Court of Appeals
    • April 1, 1975
    ...but its definition is left to the State Legislature (Matter of Klein v. Murtagh, 44 A.D.2d 465, 469, 355 N.Y.S.2d 622, 626--627, affd. 34 N.Y.2d 988; People v. Fernandez, 43 A.D.2d 83, 87, 349 N.Y.S.2d 774, 777--778). Obviously, petitioners were not 'prosecuted' in Queens County within the ......
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