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PEOPLE v. BLEAKLEY

69 N.Y.2d 490 (1987)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Timothy Bleakley and Jeffrey J. Anesi, Appellants.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided May 7, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Oren Root, Jr., and Patrick M. Wall for appellants.

Carl A. Vergari, District Attorney (Richard L. Hecht and Anthony J. Servino of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge WACHTLER and Judges SIMONS, KAYE, ALEXANDER, TITONE and HANCOCK, JR., concur.

BELLACOSA, J.

We hold that it is reversible error when the Appellate Division manifestly avoids its exclusive statutory authority to review the weight of the evidence in criminal cases.

Each defendant, Timothy Bleakley and Jeffrey J. Anesi, has been found guilty by a jury at a joint trial of two counts of rape in the first degree, one count of sodomy in the first...

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