PEOPLE v. WALLS


35 N.Y.2d 419 (1974)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. James Walls, Appellant. The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Gilberto Miguel Junco, Appellant. The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Anthony Ruggiero, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided November 18, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David N. Brainin for appellant in the first above-entitled action.

Horace P. Rowley, III for appellant in the second above-entitled action.

Daniel Markewich for appellant in the third above-entitled action.

Richard H. Kuh, District Attorney (James Bryan and Lewis R. Friedman of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge BREITEL and Judges JASEN, GABRIELLI, JONES, WACHTLER, RABIN and STEVENS concur in Per Curiam opinion.


Per Curiam.

New York City police officers acting in conjunction with an undercover Federal narcotics agent approached the defendants to arrest them for possession and attempted sale of narcotics. As the defendant Walls was apprehended the other defendants, seated in a nearby car, fired upon the officers and fled toward the Hudson River. Two New York City police officers pursued...

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