Legal Opinion
People v. White
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 22, 1977PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Birns, J. P.
Defendant was indicted under a multicount indictment for crimes stemming from an armed robbery on January 5, 1975 and was tried in December, 1975.
Evidence at the trial established that defendant and one Williamson (who pleaded guilty) had entered a barbershop and at gunpoint took cash, a television set and some clothes from the shopkeeper. The victim testified that "Mr. White came in with a pistol, with a revolver”, "Mr. White had the revolver.” Williamson was armed with a rifle. The witness stated he recognized defendant and Williamson from the neighborhood…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Harrington v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Patterson v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Krulewitch v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- People v. PattersonNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- People v. TomaselliNew York Court of Appeals · 1960
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Steven Mitchell v. Charles Scully, Superintendent, Greenhaven Correctional FacilityCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1984
- People v. Wise, New York County Courts1978