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People v. Phillips

48 N.Y.2d 1011 Court N.Y. Decision date 1980-01-10 English

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The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Joel Phillips, Appellant.
Argued December 14, 1979;
decided January 10, 1980
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APPEARANCES OF COUNSEL
Irving Anolik for appellant.
Robert M. Morgenthau, District Attorney (Marc Frazier Scholl and Vivian Berger of counsel), for respondent.
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OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

The order of the Appellate Division should be affirmed for the reasons stated by that court.

The plea entered in the Criminal Court of the City of New York was a nullity and had no binding effect on subsequent proceedings (see People v Bartley, 47 NY2d 965 ).

Chief Judge Cooke and Judges Jasen, Gabrielli, Jones, Wachtler, Fuchsberg and Meyer concur.

Order affirmed in a memorandum.

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