Legal Opinion
People v. Jenkins
New York Court of Appeals
Decided October 23, 2008PublishedCited by 32 opinions
POINTS OF COUNSEL
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Ciparick, J.
The issue presented by this appeal is whether Supreme Court was compelled to grant defendant specific performance of a plea agreement providing for dismissal of an indictment upon his alleged successful completion of a drug treatment program. We conclude that Supreme Court acted within its discretion in denying dismissal of the indictment.
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Having been arrested in June 1999 and indicted for criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree (Penal Law *284§ 220.39 [1]) for selling two bags of crack-cocaine to an undercover police officer, in December 1999…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- People v. FarrarNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- People v. ClaytonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1973
- People v. FigginsNew York Court of Appeals · 1995
- People v. AveryNew York Court of Appeals · 1995
- People v. BerrusNew York Court of Appeals · 2003
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3Cited by32 opinions
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- People v. AnonymousAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
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