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People v. Morton

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
May 16, 1968
238 N.E.2d 755 (N.Y. 1968)

Summary

In People v. Morton, 22 N.Y.2d 674, 291 N.Y.S.2d 367, 238 N.E.2d 755 (1968), rev'd with dissenting op., 28 A.D.2d 913, 282 N.Y.S.2d 960 (2d Dep't 1967), the defendant, after committing a crime in Nassau County, moved to Queens "to avoid arrest" and continuously and openly resided and worked there until his arrest seven years later.

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Opinion

Argued April 17, 1968

Decided May 16, 1968

Appeal from the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the Second Judicial Department, PAUL J. KELLY, J.

William Cahn, District Attorney ( Henry P. DeVine of counsel), for appellant.

Matthew Muraskin and James J. McDonough for respondent.


Order reversed on the dissenting opinion at the Appellate Division.

Concur: Judges SCILEPPI, KEATING, BREITEL and JASEN. Chief Judge FULD and Judges BURKE and BERGAN dissent and vote to affirm on the opinion at the County Court.


Summaries of

People v. Morton

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
May 16, 1968
238 N.E.2d 755 (N.Y. 1968)

In People v. Morton, 22 N.Y.2d 674, 291 N.Y.S.2d 367, 238 N.E.2d 755 (1968), rev'd with dissenting op., 28 A.D.2d 913, 282 N.Y.S.2d 960 (2d Dep't 1967), the defendant, after committing a crime in Nassau County, moved to Queens "to avoid arrest" and continuously and openly resided and worked there until his arrest seven years later.

Summary of this case from Whaley v. Rodriguez

In People v Morton (22 N.Y.2d 674), the Court of Appeals adopted the dissenting opinion filed in the Appellate Division concerning a defendant who skipped a court date, then moved out of the county but otherwise continued a normal, open life-style.

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Case details for

People v. Morton

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Appellant, v. JOSEPH MORTON…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: May 16, 1968

Citations

238 N.E.2d 755 (N.Y. 1968)
238 N.E.2d 755
291 N.Y.S.2d 367

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