Legal Opinion

People v. Collins

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

Decided October 20, 1998PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Martin Rettinger, J.), rendered June 25, 1996, convicting defendant, after a jury trial, of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree, and sentencing him, as a second felony offender, to a term of 4V2 to 9 years, unanimously affirmed.

Defendant was not deprived of a fair trial as a result of the court’s modification of its initial ruling made pursuant to People v Sandoval (34 NY2d 371). Defendant’s conviction for possession of a large quantity of drugs was properly elicited when defendant opened the door through his misleading direct…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. People v. SandovalNew York Court of Appeals · 1974
  2. People v. MartinezNew York Court of Appeals · 1993
  3. People v. FardanNew York Court of Appeals · 1993
  4. People v. GravesNew York Court of Appeals · 1995
  5. People v. ScogginsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. People v. BoothAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
  2. People v. SheppardAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
  3. People v. SheppardAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
  4. People v. SmithAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
  5. People v. BrownAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002

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