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People v. Gega

New York Supreme Court

Decided January 28, 1992PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Stephen G. Crane, J.

It is stimulating to the legal mind, indeed, exciting, to construe relatively recent legislation (L 1990, ch 209) where the drafters have left so much space for interpretation. In *71fact, after reading this decision, our lawmakers may want to amend the Criminal Procedure Law more perfectly to implement their intentions.

This was a case of burglary (Penal Law § 140.20). The defendants, two brothers, were found in a building, one in the cellar by the elevator well and the other hanging halfway through the broken window of a street-level door. After a…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. People v. O'DohertyNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
  2. People Ex Rel. Guggenheim v. MucciNew York Court of Appeals · 1973
  3. People v. DykesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
  4. People v. MarshAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
  5. People ex rel. Barna v. MalcolmAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. People v. JacksonNew York Court of Appeals · 1996
  2. People v. JacksonNew York Supreme Court · 1992
  3. People v. NunezNew York Supreme Court · 1993
  4. People v. FergusonNew York Supreme Court · 1993
  5. People v. KellmanNew York Supreme Court · 1992

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