Legal Opinion
People v. Rivera
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided January 3, 1978PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal by defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Orange County, rendered October 10, 1975, convicting him of murder, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence. Judgment reversed, as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice, and new trial ordered. CPL 300.10 (subd 2) provides, inter alia, that in charging the jury the court must "state the material legal principles applicable to the particular case, and, so far as practicable, explain the application of the law to the facts, but it need not marshall or refer to the evidence to any greater extent than is necessary for such…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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- People v. ClaybornAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1975
3Cited by8 opinions
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- People v. VargasAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980
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