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People v. Diaz

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Oct 27, 1981
430 N.E.2d 914 (N.Y. 1981)

Opinion

Argued September 18, 1981

Decided October 27, 1981

Appeal from the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the First Judicial Department, HAROLD BIRNS, J.

Donald E. Nawi for appellant.

Robert M. Morgenthau, District Attorney (Marc Frazier Scholl and Mark Dwyer of counsel), for respondent.


Order affirmed for reasons stated in the majority memorandum at the Appellate Division ( 77 A.D.2d 523). We additionally note that defendant's claim that the Assistant District Attorney who tried this case should not have been permitted to do so was not preserved for review.

Concur: Chief Judge COOKE and Judges JASEN, GABRIELLI, JONES, WACHTLER, FUCHSBERG and MEYER.


Summaries of

People v. Diaz

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Oct 27, 1981
430 N.E.2d 914 (N.Y. 1981)
Case details for

People v. Diaz

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. CRUZ DIAZ, Appellant

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Oct 27, 1981

Citations

430 N.E.2d 914 (N.Y. 1981)
430 N.E.2d 914
446 N.Y.S.2d 38

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