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People v. Britting

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Apr 28, 1960
168 N.E.2d 116 (N.Y. 1960)

Opinion

Argued March 30, 1960

Decided April 28, 1960

Appeal from the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the Second Judicial Department, ARTHUR MARKEWICH, J.

Harris B. Steinberg, James D.C. Murray and Barbara A. Lindemann for John A. Britting, appellant.

Richard J. Burke for Albert G. Glass, appellant.

Louis J. Lefkowitz, Attorney-General ( Jerome C. Ditore and Edwyn Silberling of counsel), for respondent.


Memorandum: The proof in this case sustains the judgment of conviction on one count against both defendants for the crime of conspiracy in violation of subdivision 6 of section 580 of the Penal Law. It also sustains the conviction of both defendants on nine counts for the crimes of giving and taking bribes in violation of sections 1822 and 1823 of the Penal Law. However, on this record, the charges against defendant Britting on nine counts of taking unlawful fees (Penal Law, § 1826) and on five counts for taking illegal fees (Penal Law, § 855) were merged in the charges of bribery involving identical facts. In reality they amounted to duplicate convictions for the same offenses and, as such, they are reversed and the counts dismissed. As thus modified, the judgments of conviction should be affirmed.

Chief Judge DESMOND and Judges DYE, FULD, FROESSEL, VAN VOORHIS, BURKE and FOSTER concur.

Judgments modified, in accordance with the memorandum herein, and, as so modified, affirmed; no opinion.


Summaries of

People v. Britting

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
Apr 28, 1960
168 N.E.2d 116 (N.Y. 1960)
Case details for

People v. Britting

Case Details

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

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Apr 28, 1960

Citations

168 N.E.2d 116 (N.Y. 1960)
168 N.E.2d 116
201 N.Y.S.2d 783

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