People v. Lafferty

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York

People v. Lafferty

78 A.D.2d 576, 434 N.Y.S.2d 673, 1980 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 12953

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York·Decided September 12, 1980·Published

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Motion for change of venue denied. Memorandum: We conclude that defendant has not on this application met his burden of demonstrating that there is "reasonable cause to believe that a fair and impartial trial cannot be had” in Chautauqua County (CPL 230.20, subd 2). If it develops during the voir dire that a fair and impartial jury cannot be drawn, an appropriate application may then be made. The relief requested in the application before us now is premature. (See People v Di Piazza, 24 NY2d 342; People v Hatch, 46 AD2d 721; People v Sekou, 45 AD2d 982, app dsmd 35 NY2d 844.) Present—Dillon, P. J., Cardamone, Simons, Callahan and Witmer, JJ.

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Motion for change of venue denied. Memorandum: We conclude that defendant has not on this application met his burden of demonstrating that there is "reasonable cause to believe that a fair and impartial trial cannot be had” in Chautauqua County (CPL 230.20, subd 2). If it develops during the voir dire that a fair and impartial jury cannot be drawn, an appropriate application may then be made. The relief requested in the application before us now is premature. (See People v Di Piazza, 24 NY2d 342; People v Hatch, 46 AD2d 721; People v Sekou, 45 AD2d 982, app dsmd 35 NY2d 844.) Present—Dillon, P. J., Cardamone, Simons, Callahan and Witmer, JJ.

People v. Lafferty, 78 A.D.2d 576, 434 N.Y.S.2d 673, 1980 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 12953 (N.Y. Ct. App. 1980).

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