PEOPLE v. STALEY


41 N.Y.2d 789 (1977)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. James Staley, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided June 7, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph A. Shifflett and Nathaniel A. Barrell, Buffalo, for appellant.

Edward C. Cosgrove, District Attorney (Judith Blake Manzella of counsel), Buffalo, for respondent.

Judges JASEN, JONES, WACHTLER, FUCHSBERG and COOKE concur with Chief Judge BREITEL; Judge GABRIELLI dissents and votes to affirm in a separate opinion.


Chief Judge BREITEL.

Defendant, convicted after a jury trial of unauthorized use of a vehicle (Penal Law, § 165.05), seeks reversal of his conviction and dismissal of the indictment. The Appellate Division affirmed the conviction, one Justice dissenting, and defendant appeals.

Defendant had been arrested and the charges dismissed, without prejudice to presentation to the Grand Jury, at the prosecutor...

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