Legal Opinion
People v. DiLorenzo
Criminal Court of the City of New York
Decided March 31, 1992PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Alexander W. Hunter, J.
Does a defendant have a right to a trial by jury where he is charged with multiple offenses, each separately carrying a penalty of less than six months’ incarceration but in the aggregate are punishable by a potential penalty in excess of six months? (See generally, Annotation, 26 ALR Fed 736 [1976].)
At bar, defendants stand accused of four counts of New York City Administrative Code violations. Two offenses are punishable by imprisonment of up to six months or a fine of up to $5,000, or both. The two remaining offenses carry penalties of…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Duncan v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- United States v. GoodwinSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- People v. RosarioNew York Court of Appeals · 1961
- Baldwin v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
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3Cited by2 opinions
- People v. FoyCriminal Court of the City of New York · 1992
- People v. EstevezCriminal Court of the City of New York · 1995