Legal Opinion

People v. Wooden

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

Decided December 15, 1978PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Judgment unanimously reversed, on the law and facts, and a new trial granted. Memorandum: Defendant appeals from his conviction, after a jury trial, of grand larceny in the first degree (Penal Law, § 155.40) for which he was sentenced to an indeterminate term of imprisonment having a maximum of five years. His conviction arises from the theft of appliances and miscellaneous personal property from Cheryl Black by means of threats. The proof is that he told Miss Black that several of his friends, one of whom he claimed was under indictment for a murder in Buffalo, would injure or kill her if…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Baccio v. . the PeopleNew York Court of Appeals · 1869
  2. People v. SingerNew York Court of Appeals · 1949
  3. People v. VicarettiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1976
  4. Crawford v. NilanNew York Court of Appeals · 1943
  5. People v. CoffeyNew York Court of Appeals · 1962

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. People v. BrownCalifornia Supreme Court · 1994
  2. People v. JacksonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
  3. People v. FaganAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
  4. People v. KnappAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
  5. People v. BarnesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991

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