PEOPLE v. DODSON


48 N.Y.2d 36 (1979)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Tanya Dodson, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided October 9, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eleanor Jackson Piel for appellant.

Eugene Gold, District Attorney (Marlene L. Malamy of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge COOKE and Judges JASEN, GABRIELLI, JONES, WACHTLER, FUCHSBERG and MEYER concur in Per Curiam opinion.


Per Curiam.

A statutory claim that one may not be separately prosecuted for two offenses based on the same act or criminal transaction, as distinguished from a constitutional double jeopardy claim, must be duly preserved if there is to be appellate review.

On November 15, 1976 appellant pleaded guilty in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York to a charge that she fraudulently demanded...

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