PEOPLE v. BLAKENEY


88 N.Y.2d 1011 (1996)

671 N.E.2d 1269

648 N.Y.S.2d 872

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Lorenzo Blakeney, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided September 19, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson, New York City (Douglas W. Henkin of counsel), E. Joshua Rosenkrantz and Paul Skip Laisure for appellant.

Robert M. Morgenthau, District Attorney of New York County, New York City (David L. Jaffe and Mark Dwyer of counsel), for respondent.

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


MEMORANDUM.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed.

On November 4, 1992, defendant Lorenzo Blakeney was arrested with codefendant Shakira Fleming for allegedly selling crack cocaine to an undercover police officer. Twelve days later, on November 16, 1992, defendant was again arrested with Fleming for allegedly committing the nearly identical offense at almost the identical location.

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