711 N.E.2d 986, 685 N.Y.S.2d 9 PEOPLE v. ESCALERA Court of Appeals of the State of New York. Decided April 5, 1999 Appeal from the App. Div., 1st Dept, Bronx County, 1/26/99. APPLICATIONS IN CRIMINAL CASES FOR LEAVE TO APPEAL. Denied 4/5/99, (Kaye, Ch. J.).