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PEOPLE v. A.T.

155 Misc.2d 637 (1992)

The People of the State of New York, Plaintiff, v. A.T., Defendant.

Criminal Court of the City of New York, New York County.

August 28, 1992

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Legal Aid Society, New York City (Robert M. Baum and Ruth Philips of counsel), for defendant. Robert M. Morgenthau, District Attorney of New York County, New York City (Gillian Rowe of counsel), for plaintiff.

HAROLD ADLER, J.

The defendant, a 58-year-old victim of a life of drug addiction which has left him permanently disabled and chronically ill, moves for dismissal in the interest of justice. He is charged with violating Penal Law § 220.45 (criminal possession of a hypodermic instrument).

A court may grant a dismissal in the furtherance of justice, even when there is no other legal basis requiring...

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