People v. Quinto

18 N.Y.3d 409 (2012)

964 N.E.2d 379

941 N.Y.S.2d 8

2012 NY Slip Op 851

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent-Appellant,

v.

SANTOS QUINTO, Appellant-Respondent.

No. 11.

Court of Appeals of New York.

Argued January 5, 2012.

Decided February 9, 2012.

Appellate Advocates, New York City (Anna Pervukhin and Lynn W.L. Fahey of counsel), for appellant-respondent.

Charles J. Hynes, District Attorney, Brooklyn (Seth M. Lieberman and Leonard Joblove of counsel), for respondent-appellant.

Chief Judge LIPPMAN and Judges CIPARICK, SMITH, PIGOTT and JONES concur with Judge GRAFFEO; Judge READ dissents in part…