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People v. Pinckney

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Apr 26, 1973
32 N.Y.2d 749 (N.Y. 1973)

Opinion

Argued February 16, 1973

Decided April 26, 1973

Appeal from the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the Second Judicial Department, JOHN A. GALLUCCI, J.

Robert R. Meehan, District Attorney ( Thomas E. Urell of counsel), for appellant.

Alvin K. Hellerstein and Nathan Z. Dershowitz for respondent.


Order affirmed; no opinion.

Concur: Chief Judge FULD and Judges BURKE, BREITEL, JASEN, GABRIELLI, JONES and WACHTLER.


Summaries of

People v. Pinckney

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Apr 26, 1973
32 N.Y.2d 749 (N.Y. 1973)
Case details for

People v. Pinckney

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Appellant, v. WILLIAM L. PINCKNEY…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Apr 26, 1973

Citations

32 N.Y.2d 749 (N.Y. 1973)
344 N.Y.S.2d 643
297 N.E.2d 523

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