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People v. Gilliam

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Jun 24, 1975
37 N.Y.2d 722 (N.Y. 1975)

Opinion

Argued June 9, 1975

Decided June 24, 1975

Appeal from the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the Second Judicial Department, PETER T. FARRELL, J.

Lawrence H. Sharf and William E. Hellerstein for appellant.

Nicholas Ferraro, District Attorney (Thomas A. Duffy, Jr. of counsel), for respondent.


Order reversed and a new trial ordered on the dissenting opinion by Mr. Justice JAMES D. HOPKINS at the Appellate Division.

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


Summaries of

People v. Gilliam

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Jun 24, 1975
37 N.Y.2d 722 (N.Y. 1975)
Case details for

People v. Gilliam

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. LEONARD GILLIAM…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Jun 24, 1975

Citations

37 N.Y.2d 722 (N.Y. 1975)
374 N.Y.S.2d 616
337 N.E.2d 129

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