Legal Opinion

People v. Alnutt

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

Decided April 26, 1991PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Judgment unanimously affirmed. Memorandum: Defendant argues on appeal that the Trial Judge committed reversible error in refusing to recuse himself on the ground that he was a former District Attorney who had previously prosecuted defendant on a felony charge of which defendant had been acquitted. In the absence of violation of Judiciary Law § 14 or a showing that the court’s alleged bias affected the result in this jury trial, the issue of recusal was a matter left to the Trial Judge’s own conscience (see, People v Moreno, 70 NY2d 403, 406; People v Bartolomeo, 126 AD2d 375, 391, lv denied…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. People v. MorenoNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
  2. People v. BartolomeoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
  3. In re Grand Jury SubpoenasNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
  4. People v. GallagherAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990

3Cited by9 opinions

  1. People v. LoveAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
  2. People v. MillerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
  3. State v. BunkerConnecticut Appellate Court · 2005
  4. People v. RosatoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
  5. People v. DiazAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2023

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