PEOPLE v. COFFARO


52 N.Y.2d 932 (1981)

The People of the State of New York, Appellant, v. Frank Coffaro, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided February 10, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John T. Ward, District Attorney (Robert E. Seydel of counsel), for appellant.

Robert W. Van Every for respondent.

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


MEMORANDUM.

The order of the Chautauqua County Court should be reversed and the case remitted to that court for review of the facts (CPL 470.25, subd 2, par [d]; 470.40, subd 2, par [b]). Defendant was convicted in the Jamestown City Court, after a jury trial, of obstructing governmental administration (Penal Law, § 195.05). The County Court reversed holding that defects in...

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