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People v. Hollins

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
May 16, 1967
19 N.Y.2d 864 (N.Y. 1967)

Opinion

Argued April 18, 1967

Decided May 16, 1967

Appeal from the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the Fourth Judicial Department, JACOB A. LATONA, J.

Vincent E. Doyle, Jr., for Dwynell Hollins, appellant.

Nathan A. Bork for James H. Martin, appellant.

Michael F. Dillon, District Attorney ( Arthur G. Baumeister and Barbara M. Sims of counsel), for respondent.


Judgments reversed and indictment dismissed upon the ground that the evidence was not sufficient to establish the guilt of defendants beyond a reasonable doubt. ( People v. Lindsey, 12 N.Y.2d 958, affg. 16 A.D.2d 805.)

Concur: Chief Judge FULD and Judges VAN VOORHIS, BURKE, BERGAN and BREITEL. Judges SCILEPPI and KEATING dissent and vote to affirm upon the ground that there was sufficient evidence upon which the jury could find that both defendants were sellers of narcotics rather than purchasers or agents for the police.


Summaries of

People v. Hollins

Court of Appeals of the State of New York
May 16, 1967
19 N.Y.2d 864 (N.Y. 1967)
Case details for

People v. Hollins

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. DWYNELL HOLLINS and…

Court:Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: May 16, 1967

Citations

19 N.Y.2d 864 (N.Y. 1967)
280 N.Y.S.2d 594
227 N.E.2d 407

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