PEOPLE v. CHARLESTON


56 N.Y.2d 886 (1982)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. James Charleston, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided June 15, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Laurence B. Liebowitz for appellant.

Robert M. Morgenthau, District Attorney (Charles E. Knapp and Norman Barclay of counsel), for respondent.

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


MEMORANDUM.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.

Defendant was convicted, after a jury trial, of attempted murder in the second degree, attempted robbery in the first degree, and criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree. On this appeal, he argues that the Trial Judge's extensive participation in the questioning of witnesses deprived him of a fair trial. That claim, however, is not adequately...

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