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PEOPLE v. ARTHUR

22 N.Y.2d 325 (1968)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Limuel Arthur, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided June 14, 1968.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David O. Boehm for appellant.

John C. Little, Jr., District Attorney (Norman A. Palmiere of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge FULD and Judges BURKE, BERGAN, KEATING and BREITEL concur with Judge SCILEPPI; Judge JASEN concurs in result.

SCILEPPI, J.

At approximately 5:30 P.M. on July 24, 1963, the defendant, while walking across the Clarissa Street Bridge in the City of Rochester, either dropped or threw his two-year-old son into the Genesee River. The child was rescued and suffered no serious injuries.

The defendant was arrested near the scene of the incident and immediately confessed that...

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