Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Angel Rivera, Appellant
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1978-11-28
Citations: 45 N.Y.2d 989
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Angel Rivera, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 45
Pages: 989–991

Head Matter:
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Angel Rivera, Appellant.
Argued October 20, 1978;
decided November 28, 1978
APPEARANCES OF COUNSEL
Steven G. Eckhaus, Milton M. Rosenberg and Arthur M. Unterman for appellant.
Mario Merola, District Attorney (Edward G. Spell and Steven R. Kartagener of counsel), for respondent.

Opinion:
OPINION OF THE COURT
Order affirmed on the opinion by Mr. Justice Samuel J. Silverman at the Appellate Division (58 AD2d 147), except to note that the averments in the attorney's affidavit are more properly admissible under the rule governing "informal judicial admissions" described in section 217 of Richardson on Evidence (10th ed) rather than the rule governing "formal judicial admissions" described by Richardson in section 216 of his treatise. Informal judicial admissions, as distinguished from formal judicial admissions, are not conclusive on the defendant in the litigation.
Concur: Chief Judge Breitel and Judges Jasen, Gabrielli, Jones, Wachtler, Fuchsberg and Cooke.