People v. Konstantinides

14 N.Y.3d 1 (2009)

2009 NY Slip Op 9311

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent,

v.

GEORGE KONSTANTINIDES, Appellant.

No. 198

Court of Appeals of New York.

Argued November 17, 2009.

Decided December 17, 2009.

Appellate Advocates, New York City (De Nice Powell and Lynn W.L. Fahey of counsel), for appellant.

Richard A. Brown, District Attorney, Kew Gardens (Karen Wigle Weiss and John M. Castellano of counsel), for respondent.

Judges GRAFFEO, PIGOTT and JONES concur with Judge READ; Judge SMITH dissents in part in a separate opinion in which Chief Judge LIPPMAN and Judge CIPARICK concur.

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