PEOPLE v. ROLDAN


64 N.Y.2d 821 (1985)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Carlos Roldan, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided February 7, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark J. Elder and Mary Rowen Obelkevich for appellant.

Robert M. Morgenthau, District Attorney (Anne Beane Rudman and Mark Dwyer of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge WACHTLER and Judges JASEN, MEYER, SIMONS, KAYE and ALEXANDER concur.


MEMORANDUM.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.

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