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People v. Ortiz

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Oct 1, 1973
42 A.D.2d 931 (N.Y. App. Div. 1973)

Opinion

October 1, 1973


Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County, rendered April 28, 1972, convicting defendant after trial of burglary in the second degree, petit larceny, criminal posession of stolen property in the third degree and possession of burglar's tools, and sentencing him to prison for an indeterminate term of five years on the burglary count and to concurrent unconditional discharges on the other counts, unanimously modified, on the law, to dismiss the count for petit larceny, and otherwise affirmed. The defendant stands convicted of both petit larceny and criminal possession of the same object. This is contrary to subdivision 2 of section 165.60 Penal of the Penal Law. The count in the indictment for the larceny is accordingly dismissed.

Concur — Markewich, J.P., Kupferman, Lane, Steuer and Tilzer, JJ.


Summaries of

People v. Ortiz

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Oct 1, 1973
42 A.D.2d 931 (N.Y. App. Div. 1973)
Case details for

People v. Ortiz

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. EDGAR ORTIZ, Appellant

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

Date published: Oct 1, 1973

Citations

42 A.D.2d 931 (N.Y. App. Div. 1973)

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