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People v. Vollick

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Mar 22, 1990
75 N.Y.2d 877 (N.Y. 1990)

Summary

In Vollick the Court held that a certificate of conviction merely states a conviction was had of an individual; "it [does] not otherwise state any facts demonstrating that the person named in the certificate [is] the defendant."

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Opinion

Argued February 9, 1990

Decided March 22, 1990

Appeal from the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the Fourth Judicial Department, David D. Egan, J.

Howard R. Relin, District Attorney (Robert Mastrocola of counsel), for appellant.

J. Michael Jones and Peter K. Skivington for respondent.



Order affirmed for the reasons stated in the memorandum of the Appellate Division ( 148 A.D.2d 950).

Concur: Chief Judge WACHTLER and Judges SIMONS, KAYE, ALEXANDER, TITONE, HANCOCK, JR., and BELLACOSA.


Summaries of

People v. Vollick

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Mar 22, 1990
75 N.Y.2d 877 (N.Y. 1990)

In Vollick the Court held that a certificate of conviction merely states a conviction was had of an individual; "it [does] not otherwise state any facts demonstrating that the person named in the certificate [is] the defendant."

Summary of this case from People v. Taylor
Case details for

People v. Vollick

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Appellant, v. GARY H. VOLLICK…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Mar 22, 1990

Citations

75 N.Y.2d 877 (N.Y. 1990)
554 N.Y.S.2d 473
553 N.E.2d 1021

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