PEOPLE v. KRAMER


92 N.Y.2d 529 (1998)

706 N.E.2d 731

683 N.Y.S.2d 743

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Daniel Kramer et al., Defendants, and Frederick Grant, Appellant. The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Patsy Capolongo, Appellant. The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Joseph Ascenzio, Thomas Bruno, Alphonse Cuzzo, Paul Cuzzo, Joseph Daniello and Robert Daniello, Appellants, et al., Defendants. The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Joseph Fiore et al., Defendants, and Melvin Amiel, Appellant. The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Joseph Fiore et al., Defendants, and John Andriello, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided November 20, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marvin Newberg, Monticello, for appellant in the first above-entitled action.

Kevin P. Gilleece, White Plains, and Lanna & Coppola, Yonkers, for appellant in the second above-entitled action.

Murray Richman, Bronx, for appellants in the third above-entitled action.

Larkin, Axelrod, Trachte & Tetenbaum, L. L. P., Newburgh (John Ingrassia of counsel), for appellant in the fourth above-entitled action.

Stephens, Baroni, Reilly & Lewis, White Plains (Stephen R. Lewis and Roland T. Koke of counsel), for appellant in the fifth above-entitled action.

Dennis C. Vacco, Attorney-General, White Plains (Alan Blumenkopf, George B. Quinlan and David J. Mudd of counsel), for respondent in the first, second and third above-entitled actions.

Michael E. Bongiorno, District Attorney of Rockland County, New City (Ellen O'Hara Woods and Ann C. Sullivan of counsel), for respondent in the fourth and fifth above-entitled actions.

Chief Judge KAYE and Judges SMITH, LEVINE, CIPARICK and WESLEY concur.


BELLACOSA, J.

The State Organized Crime Task Force (OCTF) spearheaded criminal investigations and prosecutions stemming from alleged rigged harness racing at Yonkers Race Track in Westchester County, and from other alleged bookmaking gambling activities in Rockland County. These appeals are authorized by respective Judges of this Court under grants of leave to appeal to some defendants in two discrete groupings...

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