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PEOPLE v. TORRES

Nos. 52, 53.

37 N.Y.3d 256 (2021)

177 N.E.3d 973

155 N.Y.S.3d 548

2021 NY Slip Op 05448

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. CARLOS TORRES, Appellant. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. DAVE LEWIS, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of New York.

Decided October 12, 2021.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert S. Dean , Center for Appellate Litigation, New York City ( Katharine Skolnick of counsel), for appellant in the first above-entitled action.

Cyrus R. Vance, Jr. , District Attorney, New York City ( Samuel Z. Goldfine and Christopher P. Marinelli of counsel), for respondent in the first above-entitled action.

Nathaniel Z. Marmur , The Law Offices of Nathaniel Z. Marmur, PLLC, New York City, for appellant in the second above-entitled action.

Cyrus R. Vance, Jr. , District Attorney, New York City ( Amanda Katherine Regan and Christopher P. Marinelli of counsel), for respondent in the second above-entitled action.

James E. Johnson , Corporation Counsel of the City of New York, New York City ( MacKenzie Fillow , Richard Dearing and Devin Slack of counsel), for City of New York, amicus curiae in the first and second above-entitled actions.

OPINION OF THE COURT

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