PEOPLE v. FISHMAN


72 N.Y.2d 884 (1988)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Lawrence Fishman, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided June 30, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven G. Legum for appellant.

Robert M. Morgenthau, District Attorney (Eleanor J. Ostrow and Mark Dwyer of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge WACHTLER and Judges SIMONS, KAYE, ALEXANDER, HANCOCK, JR., and BELLACOSA concur; Judge TITONE dissents and votes to reverse in an opinion.


MEMORANDUM.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.

Defendant was convicted of attempted murder and conspiracy for his involvement in an unsuccessful plot to kill his wife. Defendant agreed to pay Jose Lopez and Fernando Castro $25,000 to kill her and on August 13, 1985, pursuant to that agreement, Lopez shot her several times.

On March 7, 1986, two weeks before commencement of defendant's...

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