PEOPLE v. THOMPSON


10 N.Y.2d 725 (1961)

The People of the State of New York, Appellant, v. Robert Thompson, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided June 9, 1961.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John P. Cohalan, Jr., District Attorney (Harold Ashare and Martin B. Ashare of counsel), for appellant.

Robert C. Alexander for respondent.

G. Frank Dougherty for Long Island State Park Commission, amicus curiæ.

Concur: Chief Judge DESMOND and Judges DYE, FULD, FROESSEL, VAN VOORHIS, BURKE and Foster.


Order reversing judgment of conviction reversed in the following memorandum: The Suffolk County Court had no jurisdiction of the appeal since the affidavit of errors was not timely filed (Code Crim. Pro., § 751; People v. Omans, 306 N.Y. 375). If we were to reach the question posed on this appeal, we would hold on the merits that under section 344-a of the Civil Practice Act the trial court had power to take judicial notice of the...

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