Legal Opinion
People v. Torres
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 13, 1995PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Meyerson, J.), rendered March 22, 1993, convicting him of robbery in the first degree (three counts), upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.
Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
The defendant argues that the court committed reversible error when, in language that differed from the words of the statute, it instructed the jury on his failure to testify (CPL 300.10 [2]; see, People v McLucas, 15 NY2d 167; People v Mannery, 151 AD2d 697). However, although it is well established that the prudent and preferred course…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- People v. UdzinskiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989
- People v. AutryNew York Court of Appeals · 1990
- People v. McLucasNew York Court of Appeals · 1965
- People v. TuckerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
- People v. BarrettAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- GONZALEZ, GLORIA T., PEOPLE vAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
- People v. SimmonsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
- People v. TorresAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997