Legal Opinion
People v. Yant
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided April 28, 1980PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Appeal by defendant from a judgment of the County Court, Dutchess County, rendered September 16, 1975, convicting him of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree, criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fifth degree, and criminal possession of a hypodermic instrument, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence. Judgment reversed, on the law and as a matter of discretion in the interest of justice, and new trial ordered. Under the circumstances of this case, the cumulative effect of the prosecutor’s improper cross-examination of defendant and summation was to…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- People v. SandovalNew York Court of Appeals · 1974
- People v. LovelloNew York Court of Appeals · 1956
- People v. PerezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1979
- People v. AntoineAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1979
3Cited by10 opinions
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- People v. OchoaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
- People v. CowanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
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