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People v. Bastidas

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Feb 19, 1985
108 A.D.2d 866 (N.Y. App. Div. 1985)

Opinion

February 19, 1985

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Kings County (Kooper, J.).


Judgment affirmed.

Defendant's argument that Penal Law § 40.00 improperly places upon him the burden of proving the affirmative defense of duress is without merit ( People v Bevilacqua, 56 A.D.2d 605, revd on other grounds 45 N.Y.2d 508; see, People v Patterson, 39 N.Y.2d 288, affd 432 U.S. 197).

We have considered defendant's other contentions and find them to be without merit. Titone, J.P., O'Connor, Lawrence and Eiber, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

People v. Bastidas

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Feb 19, 1985
108 A.D.2d 866 (N.Y. App. Div. 1985)
Case details for

People v. Bastidas

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. PEDRO BASTIDAS, Also…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department

Date published: Feb 19, 1985

Citations

108 A.D.2d 866 (N.Y. App. Div. 1985)

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