Legal Opinion
People v. James
New York Supreme Court
Decided February 6, 1975PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJoseph Jaspan, J.
The defendant was indicted for the crimes of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the second degree (one dose of methadone), a class A-II felony, punishable by an indeterminate term of no less than six years to life, and for disorderly conduct, a violation. In the sequence of events, the claims are related.
The case was tried before me without a jury on February 5, 1975.
PACTS OP THE CASE
The defendant engaged in a public brawl with his common-law wife on 'September 20, 1974, .under circumstances which warranted his .arrest and conviction after trial for disorderly conduct. At the…
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- People v. ArcidiconoSuffolk County District Court · 1973
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