People v. Bay, 54 N.Y.2d 808

OPINION OF THE COURT

Memorandum.

Appeal dismissed. Although the order of ‍‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‍the Appellate Division recites that the determination in that court is on the law alone, an examination ‍‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‍of the record and decision below leaves no doubt that the disposition there made rests upon determinations of ‍‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‍fact. Because the factual determinations were dispositive (i.e., led to the reversal), this appeal may not be ‍‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‍entertained under the recent amendment to CPL 450.90 (subd 2, par [a]).

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

Appeal dismissed in a memorandum.

Case Details

Case Name: People v. Bay

Court Name: New York Court of Appeals

Date Published: Sep 22, 1981

Citations: 54 N.Y.2d 808; 427 N.E.2d 946; 443 N.Y.S.2d 649; 1981 N.Y. LEXIS 3030

Court Abbreviation: N.Y.