683 N.Y.S.2d 847, 716 N.E.2d 1105 PEOPLE v. MERCEDES Court of Appeals of the State of New York. Decided June 25, 1999 Appeal from the App. Div., 1st Dept, N.Y. County, 2/18/99. APPLICATIONS IN CRIMINAL CASES FOR LEAVE TO APPEAL. Denied 6/25/99, (Levine, J.). Tagged: 683 N.Y.S.2d 847716 N.E.2d 1105