1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. N.Y.2d
  4. 49 N.Y.2d
  5. 49 N.Y.2d 174 (1980)
 

PEOPLE v. CONYERS

49 N.Y.2d 174 (1980)

The People of the State of New York, Appellant, v. Thomas Conyers, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided January 8, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert M. Morgenthau, District Attorney (Robert M. Pitler and Meredith Anne Feinman of counsel), for appellant.

Philip L. Weinstein and William E. Hellerstein for respondent.

Chief Judge COOKE and Judges WACHTLER and FUCHSBERG concur with Judge GABRIELLI; Judge MEYER dissents and votes to reverse in a separate opinion in which Judges JASEN and JONES concur.

GABRIELLI, J.

Thomas Conyers was convicted in Supreme Court, New York County, of several crimes allegedly committed during and immediately following the armed robbery of Marion Dantzler and Grace Johnson. During his trial, Conyers testified on his own behalf that in fact there had been no robbery and gave a description of the events leading to his arrest which differed significantly from that provided by Dantzler...

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