Legal Opinion
People v. Galletta
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided October 29, 1991PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Kupferman, J.
On the night of July 24, 1987, defendant, a transit police officer on plainclothes patrol duty in the Christopher Street subway station, detained a college student for jumping a turnstile. When the student’s friend intervened, apparently unaware that defendant was a police officer, the situation escalated, resulting in the charges and convictions under review.
While the trial lasted three weeks and produced an almost 1,900-page transcript, the issues warranting discussion concern the trial court’s discharge of a juror and defendant’s convictions for assault in…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- People v. PageNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
- People v. PepperNew York Court of Appeals · 1981
- People v. DietzeNew York Court of Appeals · 1989
- People v. WatkinsAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
- People v. WashingtonNew York Court of Appeals · 1989
2 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by5 opinions
- People v. CarneyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
- People v. EllisCriminal Court of the City of New York · 2014
- People v. RiosAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2016
- People v. DavisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2026
- People v. LoweAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995