PEOPLE v. HIGLEY


70 N.Y.2d 624 (1987)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Alfred A. Higley, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided May 28, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William M. Kunstler and Louis M. Klein for appellant.

Michael Kavanagh, District Attorney (Michael Kirk and Joan Lamb of counsel), for respondent.

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


MEMORANDUM.

The order of the Appellate Division should be reversed, the judgment of conviction vacated and the indictment dismissed.

Defendant — a member of the Ulster County Legislature and President of Onteora Enterprises, Inc., a wholesale meat vendor — was the target of an investigation by the Ulster County Grand Jury concerning contracts between the county and M&D Provisions Distributing Company...

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