People v. Acevedo

17 N.Y.3d 297 (2011)

952 N.E.2d 1047

929 N.Y.S.2d 55

2011 NY Slip Op 5582

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Appellant,

v.

BENITO ACEVEDO, Respondent.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Appellant,

v.

DIONIS COLLADO, Respondent.

Nos. 129, 130.

Court of Appeals of New York.

Argued June 1, 2011.

Decided June 30, 2011.

Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., District Attorney, New York City (Dana Poole and Hilary Hassler of counsel), for appellants in the first and second above-entitled actions.

Center for Appellate Litigation, New York City (Jan Hoth and Robert S. Dean of counsel), for respondent in the first above-entitled…