Legal Opinion
People v. Diaz
New York Supreme Court
Decided January 11, 2011PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Mark Dwyer, J.
Defendant Angelo Diaz stands charged with a number of felonies, including attempted murder in the second degree, on the theory that he was an accomplice in an attempt to shoot a police officer. The People intend to prove at trial that defendant shouted, in so many words, “shoot the cop,” as his codefendant, Angel Rivera, struggled with an officer for control of a pistol. However, the Daily News published an article just after the crime stating that, “according to authorities,” the codefendant’s mother had shouted “shoot the cop.”
Defendant has served a…
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