PEOPLE v. HEDGEMAN


70 N.Y.2d 533 (1987)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Stanley Hedgeman, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided November 24, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Burton C. Agata for appellant.

John J. Santucci, District Attorney (Andrea Shapiro of counsel), for respondent.

Judges SIMONS, KAYE, ALEXANDER and TITONE concur with Judge HANCOCK, JR.; Judge BELLACOSA dissents and votes to affirm in a separate opinion in which Chief Judge WACHTLER concurs.


HANCOCK, JR., J.

Where an accomplice to a robbery acts solely as the getaway driver and participates in neither the threat of force, its use, nor the taking of property, and is not in the immediate vicinity of the robbery or so positioned as to be capable of rendering immediate assistance to the robber, he is not "another person actually present" within the meaning of the aggravating accomplice factor of robbery...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases