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People v. Wright

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Jul 11, 1986
122 A.D.2d 554 (N.Y. App. Div. 1986)

Opinion

July 11, 1986

Appeal from the Monroe County Court, Celli, J.

Present — Dillon, P.J., Callahan, Boomer, Balio and Lawton, JJ.


Judgment unanimously modified, on the law, by reversing defendant's conviction of the crime of making a punishable false written statement, dismissing that count of the indictment, and vacating sentence imposed thereon, and otherwise judgment affirmed. Memorandum: Defendant's conviction of making a false written statement (Penal Law § 210.45) must be reversed as it was based solely on the testimony of a single witness without any independent corroborative proof (Penal Law § 210.50; People v Le Mieux, 51 N.Y.2d 981; People v Skibinski, 55 A.D.2d 48). We have considered defendant's remaining contentions and find them without merit.


Summaries of

People v. Wright

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Jul 11, 1986
122 A.D.2d 554 (N.Y. App. Div. 1986)
Case details for

People v. Wright

Case Details

Full title:THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, Respondent, v. LEON WRIGHT, Appellant

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

Date published: Jul 11, 1986

Citations

122 A.D.2d 554 (N.Y. App. Div. 1986)

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