PEOPLE v. RIVERS


109 Misc.2d 416 (1981)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Valerie Rivers, Appellant.

Supreme Court, Appellate Term, First Department.

April 29, 1981


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Hellerstein and Irma B. Ascher for appellant. Robert M. Morgenthau, District Attorney (Jerrold Neugarten and Marguerette N. Hosbach of counsel), for respondent.

Concur: TIERNEY, J. P., and ASCH, J.; RICCOBONO, J., dissents in a memorandum opinion.


Per Curiam.

Judgment of conviction rendered November 1, 1979, after trial, is reversed, on the facts and the law and in the exercise of discretion; the accusatory instrument is dismissed.

Defendant is charged with the use of a stolen vehicle. Whether defendant was an innocent victim of circumstances or guilty of culpable conduct is in dispute. Defendant claims that the events leading to her arrest were of a most innocent nature. In short, defendant...

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