THE PEOPLE V CASSIDY WARD
Motion No: KA 23-00823
Slip Opinion No: 2025 NY Slip Op 78830(U)
Decided on October 3, 2025
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.


October 3, 2025

PRESENT: WHALEN, P.J., LINDLEY, CURRAN, BANNISTER, AND MONTOUR, JJ.

KA 23-00823
Indictment No: 70125-22/001
KA 23-00932
Indictment No: 70241-22/001
KA 23-00933
Indictment No: 70232-22/001
KA 23-00934
Indictment No: 70242-22/001
KA 23-00935
Indictment No: 70243-22/001

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, RESPONDENT,

V

CASSIDY WARD, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, RESPONDENT,

V

CASSIDY WARD, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, RESPONDENT,

V

CASSIDY WARD, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, RESPONDENT,

V

CASSIDY WARD, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, RESPONDENT,

V

CASSIDY WARD, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT.


Respondent having moved to dismiss the appeals taken herein from the judgments of the Seneca County Court, rendered March 29, 2023, and May 10, 2023, on the ground that appellant has died during the pendency of the appeals,

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 dismissed, and

It is further ORDERED that the matters are remitted to Seneca County Court, to vacate the judgments of conviction and dismiss the indictments (see People v Matteson, 75 NY2d 745, 747 [1989]).

Entered: October 3, 2025

Ann Dillon Flynn

Clerk of the Court