PEOPLE v. LEONARD


59 A.D.2d 1 (1977)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Peter Leonard, Appellant

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Second Department.

July 18, 1977


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen J. Pittari for appellant.

Carl A. Vergari, District Attorney (Janet Cunard of counsel), for respondent..

HOPKINS, J. P., MARTUSCELLO and O'Connor, JJ., concur.


MARGETT, J.

This case arises out of a tragic fire which took the lives of 24 people when a discotheque in Port Chester was destroyed on the night of June 29-30, 1974. The discotheque, Gulliver's, was located in a building complex situated on the Connecticut-New York border. It was adjoined by a bowling alley, Carol Lanes.

On Sunday, June 30, Detective Sergeant Ambrose of the Greenwich, Connecticut Police...

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