Legal Opinion

People v. Hernandez

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

Decided June 28, 1990PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Eugene Nardelli, J.), rendered December 17, 1987, convicting defendant, upon her guilty plea, of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the second degree and sentencing her to a term of imprisonment of from five years to life, unanimously affirmed.

Defendant and codefendant were caught bringing a kilogram of cocaine to New York from Miami. They were stopped after deplaning at LaGuardia Airport pursuant to a tip from a confidential informant and subsequent confirmatory observations by undercover officers. Although defendant and codefendant…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Rakas v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Rawlings v. KentuckySupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  3. Abel v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
  4. People v. WesleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1989
  5. People v. FrancisNew York Court of Appeals · 1975

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3Cited by9 opinions

  1. People v. MarreroAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
  2. People v. AlvarangaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
  3. People v. HughesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
  4. People v. DoeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
  5. People v. HolmesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994

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