People v. Williams, 53 N.Y.2d 866

Motion to dismiss the appeal granted ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‍and the appeal dismissed upon the ground that the reversal ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‍by the Appellate Division was not “on the law alone ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‍or upon the law and such facts which, but for ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‍the determination of law, would not have led to reversal” ‍​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‍(CPL 450.90, subd 2, par [a]).

Case Details

Case Name: People v. Williams

Court Name: New York Court of Appeals

Date Published: May 5, 1981

Citations: 53 N.Y.2d 866; 422 N.E.2d 833; 440 N.Y.S.2d 188; 1981 N.Y. LEXIS 2444

Court Abbreviation: N.Y.