Legal Opinion

People v. Ramos

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided March 5, 1970PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Eager, J. P.

In view of the strongly expressed belief of the Trial Justice as to the innocence of the defendant, and on the basis of the record, the conviction of the defendant of robbery in the first degree, entered on a jury verdict, should be vacated and a new trial directed in the interests of justice.

On June 2, 1967, at about midnight, Rosalina Quinones, age about 35, was robbed at knife point in the elevator of her apartment building. Shortly thereafter, she gave a description of her assailant to a detective and five, days later, on being shown pictures of mugging suspects by a…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. People v. . LedwonNew York Court of Appeals · 1897
  2. United States v. Bernard Richard LeviCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1968
  3. Fowler v. Ætna Fire InsuranceNew York Supreme Court · 1831
  4. Kligman v. City of New YorkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1952
  5. Clark v. Mechanics' National BankNew York Court of Common Pleas · 1880

1 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by20 opinions

  1. People v. LemmonMichigan Supreme Court · 1998
  2. People v. CarterNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
  3. People v. KiddAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1980
  4. State v. LadaboucheSupreme Court of Vermont · 1985
  5. People v. WilliamsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2016

15 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API