1. New York Court of Appeals Criminal Law Voting and Decisional Patterns: Focus on Rosenblatt Vincent Martin Bonventre, J.D., Ph.D. November 2005

2. Pre-Rosenblatt Late Wachtler era Late Wachtler era Pro-prosecution record Wachtler/Bellacosa v. Kaye/Titone Post-Wachtler Post-Wachtler Pro-defendant swing Wachtler Court – Kaye Court transition Emerging Kaye Court Emerging Kaye Court Pro-defendant swing persists Kaye/Titone/G.B. Smith/Ciparick “liberal” majority Post Court-Bashing Post Court-Bashing Pro-prosecution “adjustment” Kaye/Ciparick voting shift

4. Early Rosenblatt Reprise Reprise Emerging Kaye Court Post Court-bashing Rosenblatt’s First 3 Years Rosenblatt’s First 3 Years Titone to Rosenblatt Kaye/Ciparick shift persists Court’s pro-prosecution record Pataki’s appointees Rosenblatt: the “non” Pataki appointee

6. The Rosenblatt Years Reprise Reprise Rosenblatt’s first 3 years Pataki’s Majority? Pataki’s Majority? Titone to Rosenblatt Bellacosa to Graffeo Levine to Read [Simons to] Wesley to R.S. Smith Court Re-Adjustment Court Re-Adjustment Kaye/Ciparick re-shift Pataki’s judges: Wesley, Graffeo, Read “Non” Pataki judges: Rosenblatt & (?) R.S. Smith Court’s Pro-defendant Swing Back (?) Court’s Pro-defendant Swing Back (?)

8. Rosenblatt / Current Court Re-Emerging Pro-defendant Wing Re-Emerging Pro-defendant Wing G.B. Smith Kaye/Ciparick Solid Pro-prosecution Votes Solid Pro-prosecution Votes Graffeo to Read The Less Predictable Smith The Less Predictable Smith Rosenblatt in the Center Rosenblatt in the Center An Unmistakable Spectrum An Unmistakable Spectrum G.B. Smith/Kaye/Ciparick Graffeo/Read Rosenblatt/R.S. Smith