Legal Opinion

People v. Salaam

New York Court of Appeals

Decided December 16, 1993PublishedCited by 56 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

Bellacosa, J.

A large group of youths participated in a series of violent felony assaults on the night of April 19, 1989 in Central Park. Defendant was prosecuted and convicted after a jury trial for rape and robbery in the first degree, and other crimes, in connection with the most serious crimes which were inflicted on a victim, identified only as "the Central Park jogger”. He was sentenced as a juvenile offender. The Appellate Division affirmed his conviction (187 AD2d 363). Defendant appeals by leave of a Judge of this Court, and we affirm the order upholding the…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. People v. CentanoNew York Court of Appeals · 1990
  2. People v. BevilacquaNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
  3. People v. TownsendNew York Court of Appeals · 1973
  4. Matter of Emilio M.New York Court of Appeals · 1975
  5. People v. WinchellNew York Court of Appeals · 1985

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3Cited by56 opinions

  1. People v. WiseAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
  2. People v. DearstyneAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
  3. People v. PageAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
  4. Nicholas v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1999
  5. People v. ColeAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005

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