PEOPLE v. WILLIAMS


164 A.D.2d 1 (1990)

The People of the State of New York, Appellant, v. Patrick Williams, Also Known as Patrick Blake, Respondent

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.

October 23, 1990


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter D. Coddington (Robert T. Johnson, District Attorney, attorney), for appellant.

Steven R. Bernhard for respondent.

ROSS, J. P., ROSENBERGER, KASSAL and RUBIN, JJ., concur.


WALLACH, J.

Scarcely a day goes by in New York City without a handgun shooting where an innocent bystander, all too often a child, is either maimed or killed. Aware of this tragic menace, the State Legislature has enacted a statute requiring mandatory incarceration for those who carry unlicensed, loaded handguns outside their home or place of business. As Governor Carey explained in signing the bill: "We must...

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