PEOPLE v. FIELDS


66 N.Y.2d 876 (1985)

The People of the State of New York, Appellant, v. Willie Fields, Jr., Respondent.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided November 21, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard J. Arcara, District Attorney (Jo W. Faber of counsel), for appellant.

John A. Ziegler and Rose H. Sconiers for respondent.

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


MEMORANDUM.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.

Defendant Willie Fields was convicted after a nonjury trial of various crimes arising from the abduction of a woman and child from a shopping mall parking lot. The court subsequently vacated the convictions pursuant to CPL article 440 on the grounds of newly discovered evidence. The new evidence consisted of a written statement given by one Sylvester...

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