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People v. Monsanto

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Feb 10, 1981
52 N.Y.2d 931 (N.Y. 1981)

Opinion

Argued January 6, 1981

Decided February 10, 1981

Appeal from the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the First Judicial Department, BENTLEY KASSAL, J., IRWIN SILBOWITZ, J.

Robert M. Morgenthau, District Attorney (David H. Steiner and Norman Barclay of counsel), for appellant.

Mark Lemle Amsterdam for respondent.


Order affirmed for reasons stated in the memorandum at the Appellate Division ( 73 A.D.2d 576).

Concur: Chief Judge COOKE and Judges GABRIELLI, JONES, WACHTLER, FUCHSBERG and MEYER. Judge JASEN dissents and votes to reverse for the reasons stated in the dissenting memoranda of Justices LEONARD H. SANDLER and SAMUEL J. SILVERMAN at the Appellate Division ( 73 A.D.2d 577-578, 578-582).


Summaries of

People v. Monsanto

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Feb 10, 1981
52 N.Y.2d 931 (N.Y. 1981)
Case details for

People v. Monsanto

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Appellant, v. DENNIS MONSANTO…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Feb 10, 1981

Citations

52 N.Y.2d 931 (N.Y. 1981)
437 N.Y.S.2d 669
419 N.E.2d 347

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