Legal Opinion
People v. Jackson
New York Court of Appeals
Decided April 4, 1996PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Chief Judge Kaye.
When a trial court reduces an indictment to a lesser count on the basis of legally insufficient evidence, CPL 210.20 (6)— which stays the effectiveness of the reduction order for 30 days — gives the People the following three options: (a) accept the court’s order and file the reduced indictment, (b) resubmit the higher count to the same or a different Grand Jury or (c) challenge the propriety of the reduction by appealing the order to a higher court.
This case calls upon us to address two questions resulting from what the trial court accurately described as…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- People v. CadeNew York Court of Appeals · 1989
- People v. NuccioNew York Court of Appeals · 1991
- People v. MenchettiNew York Court of Appeals · 1990
- Matter of Jose R.New York Court of Appeals · 1994
- People v. GegaNew York Supreme Court · 1992
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3Cited by37 opinions
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- People v. GuinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
- People v. ShampineAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
- Doe v. O'DonnellAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
- People v. DinkinsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
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