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PEOPLE v. TRAN

80 N.Y.2d 170 (1992)

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Bac Tran, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided October 27, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Traub & Traub, P. C., New York City (Doris G. Traub of counsel), for appellant.

Robert M. Morgenthau, District Attorney of New York County, New York City (Birgit E. Kollmar and James M. McGuire of counsel), for respondent.

Chief Judge WACHTLER and Judges KAYE and TITONE concur with Judge BELLACOSA; Judge SIMONS dissents in part and votes to modify in another opinion in which Judge HANCOCK, JR., concurs; Judge SMITH taking no part.

BELLACOSA, J.

This prosecution stems from two separate incidents of alleged bribery by defendant of a municipal fire safety inspector and an undercover investigator. The amounts involved, $310 and $100, are relatively petty. However, the object of these municipal-corruption-type crimes — official disregard of fire safety violations in two Manhattan hotels — is potentially very grave.

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