New York Court of Appeals
The People of the State of New York, Respondent v. Marcellus Pierce, Appellant
February 16, 201014 N.Y.3d 564
Summary
The Court reversed the Appellate Division, vacated the defendant's guilty plea, dismissed the superior court information, and remanded for further proceedings because the criminal possession of stolen property charge was not sufficiently similar in law to the grand larceny charge to be properly joined under CPL 200.20(2)(c). The Court affirmed that Zanghi does not require reversal here and declined to address the constitutional challenge to CPL 195.20.