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People ex Rel. Brown v. Scully

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Mar 13, 1989
148 A.D.2d 561 (N.Y. App. Div. 1989)

Opinion

March 13, 1989

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Kings County (Schneier, J.).


Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.

The petitioner's objection to the counts of the indictment charging him with robbery in the first degree on the ground that those counts failed to comply with the specificity requirement of CPL 200.30 (2), rendering them duplicitous, is an issue which could have been reviewed on his direct appeal from the judgment of conviction (People v. Brown, 99 A.D.2d 684, lv denied 62 N.Y.2d 648), provided it was preserved for appellate review (see, People v. Rosado, 64 A.D.2d 172; People v. Smith, 113 A.D.2d 905, 907; People v. Nicholson, 98 A.D.2d 876). Hence, the claim is not subject to review by habeas corpus (see, People ex rel. Phifer v Scully, 107 A.D.2d 729). In any event, the issue is devoid of merit. Each count was drafted so as to clearly indicate the "particular subdivision or paragraph of the statutory provision" being charged (CPL 200.30) and, therefore, "charges one offense only" (CPL 200.30). There is no requirement that the subdivisions be referred to by number (see, CPL 200.30).

We also reject the petitioner's contention that the indictment under which he was tried and convicted subjected him to double jeopardy. The prosecution of the petitioner for three separate counts of robbery in the first degree, per victim, under Penal Law § 160.15 (2), (3) and (4), for conduct arising from the same act or criminal transaction does not constitute double jeopardy (see, People v. Rudd, 41 A.D.2d 875). Thompson, J.P., Lawrence, Kunzeman and Rubin, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

People ex Rel. Brown v. Scully

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Mar 13, 1989
148 A.D.2d 561 (N.Y. App. Div. 1989)
Case details for

People ex Rel. Brown v. Scully

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK ex rel. GEORGE BROWN, Appellant, v…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department

Date published: Mar 13, 1989

Citations

148 A.D.2d 561 (N.Y. App. Div. 1989)

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