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The court holds that the resolution of this issue requires an interpretation of such in CPL § 170.56 subd. 1(a)

This is a proceeding wherein the issue presented is whether or not a defendant may be granted an Adjournment in Contemplation under Criminal Procedure Law § 170.56, without the District Attorney’s consent, where the defendant has been granted a prior ACD under CPL § 170.55. The court holds that the…

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As the man properly admitted, the evidence is legally sufficient to establish that he stole money by false pretenses

An appeal was filed from a judgment convicting a man of two counts of grand larceny in the second degree. The man contends that the conviction is not supported by legally sufficient evidence and it is against the weight of the evidence. Based on records, the man’s argument concerning the…

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Petitioner, therefore, seeks from this court a ruling De novo on the issue as to whether his wearing clerical garb would prevent a fair trial of the indictment herein.

A Kings Marijuana Possession Lawyer said that, petitioner an attorney admitted to the Bar in the State of New York and employed by the Legal Aid Society, Criminal Defense Division, since 1973, and a Roman Catholic priest, seeks permission of this court to continue to wear his clerical collar while…

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At common law, the crime of larceny contained an element of asportation or carrying away

A New York Grand Larceny Lawyer said that, transit Police Officer testified that he observed the defendant while riding on the subway, unzip the handbag of the complainant, place his hand inside her handbag, and begin to lift a red change purse. At that time, the complainant, grabbed her pocketbook,…

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The issue in this case is whether the court erred in indicting defendant for the crime of grand larceny.

This is an appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Rockland County, rendered March 7, 1984, convicting him of grand larceny in the third degree (two counts), upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence. On April 20, 1983, and again on April 25, 1983, an undercover…

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The People agree with defendant’s contention that the grand larceny sentence should run concurrently with the other charges

A New York Criminal Lawyer said that, this is an appeal from a judgment of the Supreme Court, rendered January 12, 1996 in Albany County, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crimes of grand larceny in the second degree and offering a false instrument for filing in the first…

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