People v. Diaz

Judgment of the Supreme Court, Bronx County, rendered September 26, 1975, convicting appellant after a jury trial of the crimes of grand larceny in the second degree and illegal possession of a vehicle identification number plate (five counts) and sentencing him to concurrent indeterminate terms thereon, unanimously reversed, on the law, and the indictment as against him dismissed. The charges stemmed from the theft of an automobile. The vehicle was located in a garage in which four men, including appellant, were present. Two were inside the vehicle, in the process of stripping it; two,…