PEOPLE v. McGEE


131 Misc.2d 770 (1986)

The People of the State of New York, Plaintiff, v. Lawrence McGee, Defendant.

Supreme Court, Criminal Term, Kings County.

April 16, 1986


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elizabeth Holtzman, District Attorney (Andrea Likwornik of counsel), for plaintiff. Caesar Cirigliano and Henry Deutsch for defendant.


ALAN BROOMER, J.

How many peremptory challenges are allotted an indicted defendant? A table is provided by statute; the number is determined by the "highest crime charged." What if the sole and highest crime charged is legally insufficient and survives only by virtue of a viable lesser included crime? Which one determines the number, the moribund greater or the viable lesser? This is the interesting and novel...

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