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PEOPLE v. THOMPSON

30 N.Y.2d 971 (1972)

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

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided July 7, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alan S. Philips, Louis J. Cassella and Peter L. Yellin for appellant.

Patrick D. Monserrate, District Attorney (Stephen E. Powers of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge FULD and Judges SCILEPPI, BREITEL and GIBSON concur in Per Curiam opinion; Judge BURKE concurs on constraint of People v. Linzy, decided herewith; Judges BERGAN and JASEN dissent and vote to affirm in separate opinions.

Per Curiam.

The order appealed from should be reversed and the order of the County Court, dismissing the indictment, reinstated.

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