New York Court of Appeals
The People of the State of New York, Respondent v. Joseph Gowasky, Appellants
February 23, 1927244 N.Y. 451
Summary
The Court upheld the constitutionality of the 1926 amendments to the New York Penal Law (the Baumes Act) that allow enhanced sentencing for repeat felons without requiring prior convictions to be alleged or proved at trial, and affirmed the judgment despite procedural deficiencies concerning the defendants' right to be informed of a jury trial on the truth of the information.