Legal Opinion
People v. Porter
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided October 19, 1995PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Cardona, P. J.
Appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Chemung County (Danaher, Jr., J.), rendered December 22, 1992, upon a verdict convicting defendant of the crime of promoting prison contraband in the first degree.
On May 28, 1991, inmates at Southport Correctional Facility in Chemung County seized control of "A-block” taking several correction officers hostage. During the siege, defendant, an *885inmate, was observed near a prison yard fence holding a handmade knife against a blindfolded hostage. Defendant was eventually indicted for promoting prison contraband in the first degree.…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- People v. BleakleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
- People v. MackeyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
- People v. Van NostrandAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
- People v. PalmerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
3Cited by8 opinions
- People v. BurnettAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
- People v. LivingstonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
- People v. ParkinsonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
- Porter v. CoughlinCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2005
- Porter v. CoughlinCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2005
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