Aponte v. Deparment of Investigation

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County, entered June 13, 1975, inter alia, declaring null, void and without legal efficacy the opinion and determination of respondents that New York City Marshals are not peace officers within the intendment of CPL 1.20 (subd 33) and, therefore, cannot carry or possess a firearm without a license, unanimously reversed, on the law, without costs or disbursements, and said determination declared valid. Despite the historical role city marshals have played in this city, the dangers their jobs sometimes subject them to and their previous classification (Code…