Legal Opinion
City of New York v. Wright
Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York
Decided August 10, 1994PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
2Per curiam
Final judgment entered September 16, 1992 affirmed, with $25 costs.
In this illegal use eviction proceeding, the trial court found that tenant’s apartment was being used for an illegal purpose (RPAPL 711 [5]) and awarded a possessory final judgment in favor of the landlord, the City of New York. Tenant had earlier pleaded guilty to attempted possession of a controlled substance in the third degree (a felony), following the seizure of 35 jumbo vials of crack/cocaine, drug paraphernalia, cash, a gun and ammunition from the subject apartment, and was sentenced to five years’…
3Cases cited5 opinions
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- Property Clerk, New York City Police Department v. HyneNew York Supreme Court · 1990
- Property Clerk of New York City Police Department v. HyneAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
- Gibson v. BlackburneAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
- People v. MiloneCriminal Court of the City of New York · 1993
4Cited by5 opinions
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- Escalera v. New York Housing AuthorityDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1996
- City of New York v. WrightAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
- People v. BeckerCriminal Court of the City of New York · 2005
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