Legal Opinion
People v. Mendez
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided July 13, 1978PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Silverman, J.
Defendant appeals from a judgment of the Supreme Court convicting him, after jury trial, of assault in the second degree *70(Penal Law, § 120.05) and sentencing him to an indeterminate term of imprisonment with a maximum of seven years.
Two points are raised by appellant on appeal: An alleged improper reduction by the court of the indictment from murder to assault in the second degree, and a deprivation of his right to a speedy trial. We think that there was no error in the reduction of the charge in the indictment and that therefore, except for the issue of…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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- People v. HooterAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1953
- People v. KuehnAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1958
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