New York State Supreme Court closed case acquittal for murder circa 1968, 1980s to 1990s
Description
The material consists of a single adjudicated case apparently separated from the accession which had been in the New York State Supreme Court, maintained by the New York County District Attorney's Office. The case file is number 5394/1968; the defendant is Gerald Wilson. It consists of psychiatric follow-up reports and evaluation dating from the 1980s and 1990s bearing on applications for furlough from hospitalization, etc. The defendant was acquitted of murder due to mental illness and hospitalized on court order. The material from the case file is similar to other cases found in Accession 1993-039, New York County Supreme Court closed cases, 1952-1966. Arranged chronologically then numerically.
Extent
1 cubic feet
Dates
1968, circa 1980-1999
Record Groups
Source
- Unknown (Organization)
Creator
- New York (State). District Attorney (New York County, N.Y.) (Organization)
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