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People v. Greenberg

New York Court of Appeals

Decided March 25, 1997PublishedCited by 53 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Chief Judge Kaye.

An offense committed on board a common carrier may be prosecuted in any county through which the carrier passed during the trip (CPL 20.40 [4] [f]). Does this statute allow de fendant to be tried in New York County for offenses committed on a commuter train from Westchester to New York County, where it is undisputed that the offenses took place wholly in Westchester? We conclude that New York County was a proper place of trial.

In March 1993, defendant boarded a Metro-North commuter train to New York City in Westchester County. He displayed a weekly pass to…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. People v. RibowskyNew York Court of Appeals · 1991
  2. People v. McLaughlinNew York Court of Appeals · 1992
  3. People v. MooreNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
  4. People of the State of New York v. . DowlingNew York Court of Appeals · 1881
  5. People v. TulloNew York Court of Appeals · 1974

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3Cited by53 opinions

  1. People v. SimonCalifornia Supreme Court · 2001
  2. People v. CarvajalNew York Court of Appeals · 2005
  3. People v. WhiteAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
  4. Cornell v. KirkpatrickCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2011
  5. People v. CornellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005

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