PEOPLE v. FOY


32 N.Y.2d 473 (1973)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Ronald Foy, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided June 7, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Judith Preble and William E. Hellerstein for appellant.

Eugene Gold, District Attorney (J. Mitchell Rosenberg of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge FULD and Judges BURKE, BREITEL, JASEN, GABRIELLI and JONES concur.


WACHTLER, J.

On this appeal the primary issue is whether the trial court abused its discretion in denying the appellant's request for an adjournment in order to secure the attendance of his alibi witnesses. Because of the special circumstances present in this case, we have concluded that the refusal to grant the requested adjournment requires that the conviction be reversed and a new trial granted.

Several...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases