Opinion
Submitted June 24, 1996
Decided June 28, 1996
Motion to dismiss appeal granted and appeal dismissed upon the ground that the criminal prosecution has abated by reason of defendant's death ( People v Castro, 84 N.Y.2d 976; People v Ellis, 71 N.Y.2d 1012; People v Mintz, 20 N.Y.2d 753, 770).