Legal Opinion

People v. Rivera

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

Decided March 24, 1997PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Lipp, J.), rendered October 26, 1995, convicting him of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree (three counts) and criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree (two counts), upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

We reject the defendant’s contention that he was denied a fundamental right to be present at all material stages of the trial by his exclusion from numerous sidebar discussions with prospective jurors during voir dire (see,…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. People v. AntommarchiNew York Court of Appeals · 1992
  2. People v. SloanNew York Court of Appeals · 1992
  3. People v. PerezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
  4. People v. UnderwoodAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
  5. People v. StokesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. People v. SantiagoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
  2. People v. JacobsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2002
  3. People v. BrockenshireAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
  4. People v. PerezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
  5. People v. ScottAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000

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