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People v. Carvelas

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Nov 20, 1974
321 N.E.2d 550 (N.Y. 1974)

Opinion

Argued October 9, 1974

Decided November 20, 1974

Appeal from the Supreme Court in the First Judicial Department, JEROME KIDDER, J.

James G. Mauro, Jr. and William E. Hellerstein for appellants.

Richard H. Kuh, District Attorney ( Alan L. Kovacs, Lewis R. Friedman and James Bryan of counsel), for respondent.


Orders reversed and the complaints dismissed. The evidence did not establish the violation of harassment beyond a reasonable doubt, nor did the conduct involved come within the scope of the statute as written.

Concur: Chief Judge BREITEL and Judges JASEN, GABRIELLI, JONES, WACHTLER, RABIN and STEVENS.


Summaries of

People v. Carvelas

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Nov 20, 1974
321 N.E.2d 550 (N.Y. 1974)
Case details for

People v. Carvelas

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. JOHN CARVELAS and…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Nov 20, 1974

Citations

321 N.E.2d 550 (N.Y. 1974)
321 N.E.2d 550
362 N.Y.S.2d 460

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