People v. Tarangelo — 33 N.Y.2d 839

Majority

p. 839

The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. James Tarangelo, Appellant.

Argued November 13, 1973;

decided December 27, 1973.

p. 840

Steven Mendelsohn and William E. Hellerstein for appellant.

Frank S. Hogan, District Attorney (Kenneth P. Kolson, Michael R. Juviler and Arthur Weinstein of counsel), for respondent.

Order affirmed in the following memorandum: Although we believe the letter was improperly used, the error committed by the trial court in permitting this use was not sufficiently prejudicial to warrant reversal.

Concur: Chief Judge Ftjld and Judges Burke, Breitel, Jasen, Gabrielli, Jones and Wachtler.