Case Name: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v. Chris Gibbs, Appellant
Court: New York Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1995-03-30
Citations: 85 N.Y.2d 899
Docket Number: 
Parties: The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Chris Gibbs, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Reports
Volume: 85
Pages: 899–901

Head Matter:
[650 NE2d 1316, 627 NYS2d 315]
The People of the State of New York, Respondent, v Chris Gibbs, Appellant.
Decided March 30, 1995
APPEARANCES OF COUNSEL
Stanley Neustadter, New York City, for appellant.
Robert M. Morgenthau, District Attorney of New York County, New York City (Morrie I. Kleinbart of counsel), for respondent.

Opinion:
OPINION OF THE COURT
On review of submissions pursuant to section 500.4 of the Rules of the Court of Appeals (22 NYCRR 500.4), order affirmed for so much of the reasoning of the memorandum of the Appellate Division as concluded that "the permissive adverse inference charge given by the court was an appropri ate exercise of discretion under the circumstances" (207 AD2d 288).
Concur: Chief Judge Kaye and Judges Simons, Titone, Bellacosa, Smith, Levine and Ciparick.