PEOPLE v. GERARD


50 N.Y.2d 392 (1980)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Mark J. Gerard, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided June 6, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Milton S. Gould, Saul S. Streit, Richard F. Czaja, Neil T. Shayne and Paula Schwartz Frome for appellant.

Denis Dillon, District Attorney (Anthony J. Girese and William C. Donnino of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge COOKE and Judges JASEN, GABRIELLI, JONES, WACHTLER and MEYER concur.


FUCHSBERG, J.

The essential issue on this appeal is whether, in the context of a prosecution which relied on both direct and circumstantial evidence, the People presented sufficient proof to support a jury verdict declaring defendant Dr. Mark J. Gerard, a veterinarian specializing in the care of racehorses, guilty of two counts of "fraudulent entries and practices in contests of speed" arising out of a celebrated...

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