PEOPLE v. ALLAH


71 N.Y.2d 830 (1988)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Jamar Allah, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided March 17, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nancy E. Little and Philip L. Weinstein for appellant.

Paul T. Gentile, District Attorney (Lawrence B. LaRaus and Billie Manning of counsel), for respondent.

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


MEMORANDUM.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.

Larry Scott, known by the nickname "Messiah", was approached by three men — defendant and two unidentified persons — near the meeting place of the "Five Percenters", a sect of which defendant is a member. A heated dispute ensued. Scott, then joined by his friend Edward Greene, aroused the anger of the three-man group by insisting that...

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