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PEOPLE v. GRAVES

85 N.Y.2d 1024 (1995)

654 N.E.2d 1220

630 N.Y.S.2d 972

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Anthony Graves, Appellant. The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Darnell Williams, Appellant. The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Kevin Kane, Also Known as Andre Kane, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided June 15, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ira Mickenberg, New York City, for appellant in the first above-entitled action.

Robert M. Morgenthau, District Attorney of New York County, New York City (Donald J. Siewert and Alan Gadlin of counsel), for respondent in the first above-entitled action.

Edith Blumberg, New York City, for appellant in the second above-entitled action.

Robert M. Morgenthau, District Attorney of New York County, New York City (Alan Gadlin and Donald J. Siewert of counsel), for respondent in the second above-entitled action.

Hunton & Williams, New York City (Christopher M. Mason of counsel), and Philip L. Weinstein for appellant in the third above-entitled action.

Richard A. Brown, District Attorney of Queens County, Kew Gardens (John M. Castellano and Steven J. Chananie of counsel), for respondent in the third above-entitled action.

Chief Judge KAYE and Judges SIMONS, TITONE, BELLACOSA, SMITH, LEVINE and CIPARICK concur.

MEMORANDUM.

In each case, the order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.

Each of these appeals involves a prosecution arising out of a street-level "buy and bust." In all three, the trial courts permitted the People to adduce "expert" testimony by police officers regarding the distinctive roles and practices of some street dealers. The apparent purpose of this evidence in People v Graves and People...

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