Legal Opinion
People v. Conyers
New York Court of Appeals
Decided January 8, 1980PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Gabrielli, J.
Thomas Conyers was convicted in Supreme Court, New York County, of several crimes allegedly committed during and immediately following the armed robbery of Marion Dantzler and Grace Johnson. During his trial, Conyers testified on his own behalf that in fact there had been no robbery and gave a description of the events leading to his arrest which differed significantly from that provided by Dantzler *177and Johnson. The prosecutor was allowed to cross-examine Conyers, over a timely defense objection, concerning his failure to inform the police of his version of…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Harris v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by64 opinions
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- People v. BrightNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
- People v. CampbellNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
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