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People v. Williams

47 A.D.2d 936 Court N.Y. App. Div. Decision date 1975-04-21 English

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The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Lawrence Williams, Appellant.

Appeal by defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Queens County, rendered March 14, 1974, convicting him of criminal possession of stolen property in the second degree and illegal possession of a vehicle identification number plate, after a nonjury trial, and imposing sentence. Judgment reversed, on the law and the facts, and indictment dismissed. The defendant’s guilt was not established beyond a reasonable doubt. Cohalan, Brennan and Shapiro, JJ., concur; Hopkins, Acting P. J., and Martuscello, J., dissent and vote to affirm the judgment.