PEOPLE v. PATTERSON


93 N.Y.2d 80 (1999)

710 N.E.2d 665

688 N.Y.S.2d 101

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. DARREN PATTERSON, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided April 1, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Randall D. Unger, Kew Gardens, for appellant.

Richard A. Brown, District Attorney of Queens County, Kew Gardens (Sharon Y. Brodt and John M. Castellano of counsel), for respondent.

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


OPINION OF THE COURT

BELLACOSA, J.

Defendant contends that three evidentiary trial errors entitle him to a reversal of his robbery conviction and a new trial. The Appellate Division affirmed the judgment of conviction that was based on a jury verdict, and a Judge of this Court granted leave to appeal. We now reverse because, like the dissenting Justices at the Appellate Division, we conclude that the trial...

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