PEOPLE v. GILLESPI


15 N.Y.2d 529 (1964)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Alichia Gillespi, Appellant. The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Taalani Johnson, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided October 15, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph Alan Kaplan and Anthony F. Marra for appellants.

Frank S. Hogan, District Attorney (Eric A. Seiff and H. Richard Uviller of counsel), for respondent.

Concur: Chief Judge DESMOND and Judges DYE, VAN VOORHIS, BURKE and SCILEPPI.


Judgments affirmed; no opinion.

Judges FULD and BERGAN dissent and vote to reverse (1) upon the ground that subdivision 7 of section 887 of the Code of Criminal Procedure violates the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment of the Federal Constitution because of its vagueness and indefiniteness, and (2) upon the further ground that, in any event, the acts charged against defendants are not encompassed within the design or meaning of...

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