PEOPLE v. SMITH


109 Misc.2d 705 (1981)

The People of the State of New York, Plaintiff, v. Christopher Smith and Edward Byers, Defendants.

Criminal Court of the City of New York, New York County.

June 30, 1981


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ceaser Cirigliano and Fred Bennett for defendants. Robert M. Morgenthau, District Attorney (Richard Printz of counsel), for plaintiff.


STANLEY GARTENSTEIN, J.

The within fugitive proceeding underscores the confusion surrounding interstate jurisdiction over juveniles and is an apparent effort to utilize the extradiction statutes of this State (CPL art 570) to fill a gap in juvenile justice which they were never meant to address and/or remedy.

Both defendants before the court are juveniles who allegedly escaped from the Morris County Youth Center, a secure detention facility within...

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