PEOPLE v. HARDWARE

Ind. No. 4473/17. Appeal No. 14759. Case No. 2018-04304.

200 A.D.3d 431 (2021)

154 N.Y.S.3d 767

2021 NY Slip Op 06772

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Darnell Hardware, Appellant.

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

Decided December 2, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert S. Dean , Center for Appellate Litigation, New York ( Matthew W. Christiana of counsel), for appellant.

Cyrus R. Vance, Jr. , District Attorney, New York ( Sheila L. Bautista of counsel), for respondent.

Concur—Gische, J.P., Kapnick, Kern, Gesmer, Kennedy, JJ.


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