BACKUS, CODY, PEOPLE v

SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK Appellate Division, Fourth Judicial Department 642 KA 14-02078 PRESENT: SCUDDER, P.J., SMITH, CARNI, LINDLEY, AND DEJOSEPH, JJ. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, APPELLANT, V MEMORANDUM AND ORDER CODY BACKUS, DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT. WILLIAM J. FITZPATRICK, DISTRICT ATTORNEY, SYRACUSE (JAMES P. MAXWELL OF COUNSEL), FOR APPELLANT. FELASCO & CUOMO, FULTON (LUCILLE M. RIGNANESE OF COUNSEL), FOR DEFENDANT-RESPONDENT. Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Onondaga County (John J. Brunetti, A.J.), dated March 19, 2014. The order granted the motion of…