Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Appellant, v. Spencer Elliott, Respondent
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1979-03-22
Citations: 46 N.Y.2d 998
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Appellant, v Spencer Elliott, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 46
Pages: 998–999

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Appellant, v Spencer Elliott, Respondent.
Submitted February 26, 1979;
decided March 22, 1979
APPEARANCES OF COUNSEL
William E. Hellerstein for motion.
Robert M. Morgenthau, District Attorney (Meredith Ann Feinman of counsel), opposed.

Opinion:
OPINION OF THE COURT
Motion to dismiss the appeal of the appellant People granted and the appeal dismissed for failure to comply with rule 500.7 (subd [a]).
NOTICE TO THE BAR
The New York State Court of Appeals announced today that its automatic nine-month dismissal of stale appeals rule will be applied to all criminal appeals, that is, those taken by the People as well as by defendants.
The rule (22 NYCRR 500.7 [a]) has been applied strictly on the civil side of the court's calendar for about five years and now will be applied uniformly to all the court's pending business without the necessity of a formal motion.
(See People v Elliott, motion to dismiss People's appeal granted, decided today.)