PEOPLE v. NELSON


69 N.Y.2d 302 (1987)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Willie Nelson, Terry Jones, Carol Rogers, Barbara Chambers and Larry Bobb, Appellants. The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Michael Tyler, Appellant. The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Freddy Robinson, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided March 24, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michele Maxian and Caesar D. Cirigliano for appellants in the first above-entitled action.

Steven C. Krane for appellant in the second above-entitled action.

Jane K. Falcon and Philip L. Weinstein for appellant in the third above-entitled action.

Robert M. Morgenthau, District Attorney (Mark Dwyer and John G. Martin of counsel), for respondent in the first above-entitled action.

Robert M. Morgenthau, District Attorney (John G. Martin and Mark Dwyer of counsel), for respondent in the second above-entitled action.

John J. Santucci, District Attorney (Gary Seidel and Jeanette Lifschitz of counsel), for respondent in the third above-entitled action.

Chief Judge WACHTLER and Judges SIMONS, TITONE, HANCOCK, JR., and BELLACOSA concur in Per Curiam opinion; Judges KAYE and ALEXANDER taking no part.


Per Curiam.

In People v Nelson et al., each of the defendants was charged with jostling (Penal Law § 165.25)* in Criminal Court informations. Police officers allegedly observed each of them patting down victims' pockets, reaching to purposely touch handbags, putting their hands into other people's pockets or crowding victims or acting as lookouts while their companions took these actions...

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