Lattanzi v. State

Decision Date11 June 1981
Citation53 N.Y.2d 1045,442 N.Y.S.2d 499,425 N.E.2d 887
Parties, 425 N.E.2d 887 Richard LATTANZI et al., Respondents, v. The STATE of New York, et al., Appellants.
CourtNew York Court of Appeals Court of Appeals

Order affirmed, with costs, for reasons stated in the opinion by Justice Michael E. Sweeney at the Appellate Division (74 A.D.2d 378, 428 N.Y.S.2d 331).

All concur.

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