Legal Opinion
People v. Copicotto
New York Court of Appeals
Decided May 6, 1980PublishedCited by 67 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Chief Judge Cooke.
Defendants were convicted upon a jury’s verdict of petit *225larceny for the theft of merchandise from Macy’s Department Store. Prior to trial, the People were granted discovery of sales receipts in defendants’ possession, allegedly for the property which was the subject of the charge. At trial, these receipts were used by defense counsel in an effort to impeach prosecution witness Kitty Wills, the store detective, by seeking to create an inference that the receipts were for the items of property allegedly stolen. On the People’s rebuttal, the prosecutor…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Schmerber v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Fisher v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Williams v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Wardius v. OregonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by67 opinions
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- Hynes v. CiriglianoAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
- In Re Grand Jury Subpoena Served Upon Bekins Record Storage Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1984
- Brown v. AppelmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
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