People v. Ortiz

Decision Date01 October 1973
Citation42 A.D.2d 931,347 N.Y.S.2d 713
PartiesThe PEOPLE of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Edgar ORTIZ, Defendant-Appellant.
CourtNew York Supreme Court — Appellate Division

N. E. Frowley, New York City, for respondent.

A. T. Cambouris, New York City, for defendant-appellant.

Before MARKEWICH, J.P., and KUPFERMAN, LANE, STEUER and TILZER, JJ.

PER CURIAM.

Judgment, Supreme Court, Bronx County, rendered April 28, 1972, convicting defendant after trial of burglary in the second degree, petit larceny, criminal possession of stolen property in the third degree and possession of burglar's tools, and sentencing him to prison for an indeterminate term of five years on the burglary count and to concurrent unconditional discharges on the other counts, unanimously modified, on the law, to dismiss the count for petit larceny, and otherwise affirmed.

The defendant stands convicted of both petit larceny and criminal possession of the same object. This is contrary to Penal Law section 165.60(2). The count in the indictment for the larceny is accordingly dismissed.

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  • T., In re
    • United States
    • New York Supreme Court — Appellate Division
    • March 14, 1974
    ...of petit larceny should be vacated (see People v. Moro, 23 N.Y.2d 496, 500, 297 N.Y.S.2d 578, 581, 245 N.E.2d 226, 228; People v. Ortiz, 42 A.D.2d 931, 347 N.Y.S.2d 713; People v. Carrero, 42 A.D.2d 575, 344 N.Y.S.2d All concur except MURPHY, J., who dissents in the following memorandum: I ......
  • People v. Cart
    • United States
    • New York Supreme Court — Appellate Division
    • January 28, 1974
    ...and larceny of the same property. (People v. Moro, 23 N.Y.2d 496, 500, 297 N.Y.S.2d 578, 581, 245 N.E.2d 226, 228; People v. Ortiz, 42 A.D.2d 931, 347 N.Y.S.2d 713; People v. Carrero, 42 A.D.2d 575, 344 N.Y.S.2d 198; Penal Law, § 165.60, subd. 2.) The count in the indictment charging crimin......

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