722 N.Y.S.2d 485, 745 N.E.2d 405 PEOPLE v. ORTEGA. Court of Appeals of the State of New York. Decided December 29, 2000. App. Div., 1st Dept., N.Y. County 10/19/00. APPLICATIONS IN CRIMINAL CASES FOR LEAVE TO APPEAL. Denied 12/29/00 (Levine, J.). Tagged: 722 N.Y.S.2d 485745 N.E.2d 405