THE PEOPLE V DUANE S. SMITH, ALSO KNOWN AS DUKE THE PEOPLE V DUANE S. SMITH, ALSO KNOWN AS DUKE (APPEAL NO. 2.)
Motion No: KA 19-01429 and KA 19-01430
Slip Opinion No: 2021 NY Slip Op 60958(U)
Decided on January 22, 2021
Appellate Division, Fourth Department, Motion Decision
Published by New York State Law Reporting Bureau pursuant to Judiciary Law § 431.
This motion is uncorrected and is not subject to publication in the Official Reports.


January 22, 2021

PRESENT: WHALEN, P.J., SMITH, CENTRA, PERADOTTO, AND CARNI, JJ.

KA 19-01429 and KA 19-01430
Indictment No: 2018-019
Indictment No: 2018-041A

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, RESPONDENT,

V

DUANE S. SMITH, ALSO KNOWN AS DUKE, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.

(APPEAL NO. 1.)

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, RESPONDENT,

V

DUANE S. SMITH, ALSO KNOWN AS DUKE, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.

(APPEAL NO. 2.)


Appellant having moved to consolidate the appeals taken herein from the judgments of the Cayuga County Court, rendered February 26, 2019,

Now, upon reading and filing the papers with respect to the motion, and due deliberation having been had thereon,

It is hereby ORDERED that the motion is granted and the appeals are hereby consolidated for the purposes of perfecting and arguing the appeals.

Entered: January 22, 2021

Mark W. Bennett

Clerk of the Court