The People v. Lee Carr / The People v. Walter Cates, Sr.

This opinion is uncorrected and subject to revision before publication in the New York Reports. ----------------------------------------------------------------- No. 26 The People &c., Respondent, v. Lee Carr, Appellant. ----------------------- No. 27 The People &c., Respondent, v. Walter Cates, Sr., Appellant. Case No. 26: Andrew C. Fine, for appellant. Melanie A. Sarver, for respondent. Case No. 27: Bruce D. Austern, for appellant. Melanie A. Sarver, for respondent. LIPPMAN, Chief Judge: The primary issue presented by these appeals is whether - 1 - - 2 - No. 26, 27 the court violated…