PEOPLE v. SANCHEZ


57 A.D.3d 1 (2008)

866 N.Y.S.2d 78

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. MATTHEW SANCHEZ, Appellant.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.

October 23, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dershowitz, Eiger & Adelson, P.C., New York City (Nathan Z. Dershowitz, Amy Adelson and Daniela Klare Elliott of counsel), for appellant.

Robert M. Morgenthau, District Attorney, New York City (Gina Mignola and Amyjane Rettew of counsel), for respondent.

MAZZARELLI, J.P., BUCKLEY, SWEENY and RENWICK, JJ., concur.


OPINION OF THE COURT

FRIEDMAN, J.

In the early morning hours of January 1, 2005, two middle-aged men, Herbert Griffin and Liam McCormack, were assaulted in the street by three much younger men, defendant-appellant Matthew Sanchez and codefendants Anthony Amitrano and Nenad Jurlina. The incident occurred after the three younger men left a bar as it was closing following a New Year's Eve party. McCormack, a part owner of the bar, refused to permit Sanchez...

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