Legal Opinion

People v. Mercado

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

Decided December 14, 1987PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

— Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Kooper, J., at trial; Owens, J., at sentence), rendered July 11, 1985, convicting him of murder in the second degree and criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

The testimony of the witness Carmen Soto which concerned her knowledge of the decedent’s reputation for violence was stricken by the trial court after objection of the prosecutor. Since defense counsel did not object, the propriety of this ruling has not been…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. People v. AshwalNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
  2. People v. MedinaNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
  3. People v. SantiagoNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
  4. People v. MillerNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
  5. People v. CantyNew York Court of Appeals · 1983

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. People v. HosannahAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
  2. People v. FoustAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
  3. People v. OwensAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
  4. People v. MercadoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
  5. People v. TaylorAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994

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