Legal Opinion
People v. Charles
New York Court of Appeals
Decided March 27, 1984PublishedCited by 137 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Simons, J.
Defendant appeals from an order of the Appellate Division, which affirmed, with one Justice dissenting, a judgment entered on a jury verdict finding him guilty of bribe receiving in the second degree (Penal Law, § 200.10). The conviction came after juries had failed to agree in two previous trials.
The principal issues raised on this appeal are the legal sufficiency of the evidence to establish that the alleged bribe was offered to defendant to affect his judgment or action “as a public servant,” and whether the conviction must be reversed because a variation…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- People v. IannoneNew York Court of Appeals · 1978
- People v. BarnesNew York Court of Appeals · 1980
- McCray v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- People v. SpannNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
- People v. FarsonNew York Court of Appeals · 1927
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3Cited by137 opinions
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- United States v. Stanley Friedman, Michael Lazar, Lester Shafran, and Marvin Kaplan, DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1988
- People v. ShackNew York Court of Appeals · 1995
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