People v. Reyes

Full title: THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Appellant, v. ERIC REYES, Respondent

Court: Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Jun 5, 1980

408 N.E.2d 677 (N.Y. 1980)

408 N.E.2d 677

430 N.Y.S.2d 269

Opinion

Argued April 25, 1980

Decided June 5, 1980

Appeal from the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the First Judicial Department, ERNST H. ROSENBERGER, J.

Robert M. Morgenthau, District Attorney (Carol Ethridge Gette and Jerrold L. Neugarten of counsel), for appellant.

Elaine Stogel and William E. Hellerstein for respondent.

Order reversed for the reasons stated in the dissenting memorandum by Mr. Justice SAMUEL J. SILVERMAN at the Appellate Division ( 66 A.D.2d 753, 754) and the case remitted to the Appellate Division, First Department, for determination of the facts (CPL 470.40, subd 2, par [b]; 470.25, subd 2, par [d]).

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