Legal Opinion

People v. Pierce

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

Decided February 22, 1994PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Appeal by the defendant from a judgment of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Meyerson, J.), rendered January 21, 1992, convicting *678him of assault in the second degree and resisting arrest, upon a jury verdict, and imposing sentence.

Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.

While attempting to avoid a lawful arrest, the defendant engaged in a struggle with three police officers, one of whom sustained physical injury (see, Penal Law § 10.00 [9]). The injured officer testified that the defendant’s hand struck her above her left eye although she could not state with certainty that the contact caused…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. People v. CampbellNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
  2. People v. HernandezNew York Court of Appeals · 1993
  3. People ex rel. Gray v. TekbenNew York Court of Appeals · 1982
  4. People ex rel. Gray v. TekbenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
  5. People v. DouglasAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. People v. LindseyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
  2. People v. IovinoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2017
  3. People v. William EE.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2000
  4. People v. ShongoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
  5. People v. HenniganAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005

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