People v. Ruiz

Full title: THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. SANTOS RUIZ, Appellant

Court: Court of Appeals of the State of New York

Date published: Apr 2, 1996

87 N.Y.2d 1027 (N.Y. 1996)

644 N.Y.S.2d 137

666 N.E.2d 1050

Opinion

Decided April 2, 1996

Appeal from the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the First Judicial Department, Frank Diaz, J.

Susan E. Kriete, New York City, and Daniel L. Greenberg for appellant.

Robert T. Johnson, District Attorney of Bronx County, Bronx (Karin R. Vandevenne and Robert L. Moore of counsel), for respondent.

On review of submissions pursuant to section 500.4 of the Rules of the Court of Appeals (22 N.Y.CRR 500.4), order affirmed for the reasons stated in so much of the memorandum of the Appellate Division as pertains to charging the lesser included offense ( 216 A.D.2d 63).

Concur: Chief Judge KAYE and Judges SIMONS, TITONE, BELLACOSA, SMITH, LEVINE and CIPARICK.